How To Reset Joomla Admin Password

How To Reset Joomla Admin Password

Description:

I forgot the admin password for my Joomla website.Unable to log in the backend.Need to reset

the password for website joomla admin password.

Solution:

Here you can reset the password for Joomla admin or user account in three ways.

  1.Frond End.

  2.Back End.

3.Database End.

1.Frond End

– For this process Log in Module should be published for the website.If not enable log in

to the administrator backend and enable this from Module     Manager.

– If it is already enable open the website admin URL(example.com/administrator) and click

on reset password.It will ask for the register email id(While installation given email id).

– Reset link will send to your email address.

2.Back End

– This process for reset the user password.Log in to the account with administrator account.

– Go to User Manager.And click on User’s name.

– Give the new password details and click on save.

3.Database End

– Log in to the database from phpmyadmin

– Click on jos_user table and browse it.

-Select the user name which is need to reset the password.Under the password field give the

password and click on save.Before save select MD5 in function      from the left dropdown.

– Now you can log in to the joomla website with new password(example.com/administrator)

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