Resetting password for Joomla
Morning, Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
can you access configuration.php, the password should be there ;) On 1 November 2012 11:50, joyce kamara <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning,
Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
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Assuming that you have absolutely no way to log into the database and overwrite the password, there is another harder way On most debian-based linux distro's, when you install mysql, a certain user account, with a password, is created and stored somewhere on the filesystem. This account is used by the OS to do something I dont remember. If you can find this username and password, you can use it to log into MySQL and overwrite the password. Doesn't Joomla store the database credentials in some config file on the filesystem? On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:50 AM, joyce kamara <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning,
Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
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Haven't heard of a way to reset the password without accessing the DB YET. Contact the hosting service provider and request information on how to access your database. It should be a breez after that (generate an md5 Password using online tools or a script, update the password field for that user on the database and ur done) On Nov 1, 2012 3:48 PM, "joyce kamara" <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning,
Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
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Hello, Do you have the cpanel credentials for your website? Regards Pithon On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:50 AM, joyce kamara <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning,
Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
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Joyce were you successful? Use this: *www.mydomain.com**/component/users/?view=reset* add (*/component/users/?view=reset*) so apparently if you did not have the forgot password link active you can go to another Joomla website with the forgot password link active (or setup the same version on your localhost and activate the option) then copy the url details after the domain name and post them after your own live domain name. Tell me if it works for you. Rgds, Kibui Kenneth Maina,* * * * *T:* +254 (0) 721 173 780 *W:* Opticom Solutions<http://opticomsolutions.blogspot.com/> *B*: kit-b.com <http://www.kit-b.com> *T:* @mainakibui<https://twitter.com/#%21/mainakibui> *S:* kenneth.kibui <http://www.skype.com/intl/en/home> *Q*: Quora<http://www.quora.com/Kibui-Kenneth-Maina> * * *Tools I Use:* PHP, Javascript, JQuery, MYSQL, SQLite, Android app dev, Joomla, Amazon cloud hosting, WHM, Cpanel, Adobe CS2-5, Dreamweaver, OSx, Ubuntu, Cent OS, Linux, Windows, Networking, Hardware, VM Ware. On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Pithon Kamau <pitkag@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
Do you have the cpanel credentials for your website?
Regards Pithon
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:50 AM, joyce kamara <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning,
Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
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Joy; If you can access *phpmyadmin* I can tell you the rest. I do this reset procedure all the time coz I keep on forgetting the logins of the sites I administer - apparently I don't write logins down for the fear the unknown. Peter On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Kibui Maina <mainakibui@gmail.com> wrote:
Joyce were you successful?
If you have the server root access, you can try resetting the mysql root passwor <http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/recover-mysql-root-password.html>d. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Peter Osotsi <peter.osotsi@gmail.com> wrote:
Joy;
If you can access *phpmyadmin* I can tell you the rest. I do this reset procedure all the time coz I keep on forgetting the logins of the sites I administer - apparently I don't write logins down for the fear the unknown.
Peter
On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Kibui Maina <mainakibui@gmail.com> wrote:
Joyce were you successful?
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Finally yes I managed. Thanks for the help On 5 Nov 2012 16:50, "Kibui Maina" <mainakibui@gmail.com> wrote:
Joyce were you successful?
Use this: *www.mydomain.com**/component/users/?view=reset* add (*/component/users/?view=reset*)
so apparently if you did not have the forgot password link active you can go to another Joomla website with the forgot password link active (or setup the same version on your localhost and activate the option) then copy the url details after the domain name and post them after your own live domain name.
Tell me if it works for you.
Rgds, Kibui Kenneth Maina,* *
* * *T:* +254 (0) 721 173 780 *W:* Opticom Solutions<http://opticomsolutions.blogspot.com/> *B*: kit-b.com <http://www.kit-b.com> *T:* @mainakibui<https://twitter.com/#%21/mainakibui> *S:* kenneth.kibui <http://www.skype.com/intl/en/home> *Q*: Quora<http://www.quora.com/Kibui-Kenneth-Maina>
* * *Tools I Use:* PHP, Javascript, JQuery, MYSQL, SQLite, Android app dev, Joomla, Amazon cloud hosting, WHM, Cpanel, Adobe CS2-5, Dreamweaver, OSx, Ubuntu, Cent OS, Linux, Windows, Networking, Hardware, VM Ware.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Pithon Kamau <pitkag@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
Do you have the cpanel credentials for your website?
Regards Pithon
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:50 AM, joyce kamara <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning,
Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
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would be nice to share what worked for you On Nov 8, 2012 11:32 AM, "joyce kamara" <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Finally yes I managed. Thanks for the help On 5 Nov 2012 16:50, "Kibui Maina" <mainakibui@gmail.com> wrote:
Joyce were you successful?
Use this: *www.mydomain.com**/component/users/?view=reset* add (*/component/users/?view=reset*)
so apparently if you did not have the forgot password link active you can go to another Joomla website with the forgot password link active (or setup the same version on your localhost and activate the option) then copy the url details after the domain name and post them after your own live domain name.
Tell me if it works for you.
Rgds, Kibui Kenneth Maina,* *
* * *T:* +254 (0) 721 173 780 *W:* Opticom Solutions<http://opticomsolutions.blogspot.com/> *B*: kit-b.com <http://www.kit-b.com> *T:* @mainakibui<https://twitter.com/#%21/mainakibui> *S:* kenneth.kibui <http://www.skype.com/intl/en/home> *Q*: Quora<http://www.quora.com/Kibui-Kenneth-Maina>
* * *Tools I Use:* PHP, Javascript, JQuery, MYSQL, SQLite, Android app dev, Joomla, Amazon cloud hosting, WHM, Cpanel, Adobe CS2-5, Dreamweaver, OSx, Ubuntu, Cent OS, Linux, Windows, Networking, Hardware, VM Ware.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Pithon Kamau <pitkag@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
Do you have the cpanel credentials for your website?
Regards Pithon
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:50 AM, joyce kamara <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning,
Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
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Hi , Try this - http://docs.joomla.org/How_do_you_recover_your_admin_password%3F If it fails create a short term user with FTP Access , i can help . Regards -- Charles Kung’u Website Design,Developer & Online Marketing Strategist Charliecom Webdesign Studio P.O Box 7 -00100 GPO Cell: 0723969746 Website : http://www.charliecomdesigns.com/ *Web Design: : Web Hosting :: Online Marketing :: Email Hosting* * * On 1 November 2012 11:50, joyce kamara <kamarax@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning,
Someone please advice how to reset password on Joomla. I cannot log in to the database itself.
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