How to Reset a WordPress Password from phpMyAdmin?

1. Login to your cPanel

2. Next, you need to click on the phpMyAdmin icon under the database section.

3. This will launch the phpMyAdmin app where you need to select your WordPress database.

4. You will now see the list of tables in your WordPress database. Now you need to look for the ‘{table-prefix}_users’ table in this list and click on the ‘Browse’ link next to it.

Note: Table names in your WordPress database may have a different table prefix than the one we are showing in our screenshot.

5. You will now see the rows in your WordPress users table. Go ahead and click on the edit button next to the username where you want to change the password.

6. PhpMyAdmin will show you a form with all the user information fields.

7. You will need to delete the value in the user_pass field and replace it with your new password. Under the function column, select MD5 from the drop-down menu and click on the Go button.

8. Your password will be encrypted using the MD5 hash and then it will be stored in the database.

Congratulations! You have successfully changed your WordPress password using phpMyAdmin.


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