2.13.2.6. Changing the admin password in Joomla!

To change the admin password in Joomla !, do the following:

1. In the site config file look at the name of the databaseto which it is connected.
2. Open your database in phpMyAdmin.
3. Execute the following SQL queryby specifying instead of new_password New password:

   UPDATE `jos_users` SET `password` = MD5('новый_password') WHERE `username` = 'login';

   If the names of the tables in the database do not start with the standard jos_, and with a different prefix, make the appropriate change to the SQL query.

   • Instead новый_password enter the desired password.
   • Instead login specify the username used for authorization.
4. Check the entrance to Adminpanel.