How to reset your joomla 1.5 password

The tutorial explain on how to reset your joomla 1.5 password.

Here’s how:
1. Go to your Cpanel (www.yourdomain.com/cpanel) -> Phpmyadmin.
2. Run the command below to reset the password:

UPDATE `jos_users` SET `password` = "49f55cfe53b93f1d319d3e0a30df0db8:4x8azSlxWF19MiSb55gu8ybVSMpIXanA" WHERE `jos_users`.`id` =62;

3. Log in in your joomla 1.5 admin using this password: password1
4. Goto user management and change your password.

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2 Comments »

  1. hello,

    ive got an error says;

    #1064 – You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘:4×8azSlxWF19MiSb55gu8ybVSMpIXanA’ WHERE `jos_users`.`id` =62′ at line 1

    Comment by jun — July 17, 2009 @ 4:32 am

  2. Hi, here you can create custom Joomla password: http://www.tooljo.com/joomla-15-password-hash-generator

    Comment by pulos — November 15, 2009 @ 3:51 pm

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