The user name field is empty.

' : '' ); $answer .= ( empty( $user_pass ) ? '

The password field is empty.

' : '' ); if ( $user_login != $wpdb->get_var("SELECT user_login FROM $wpdb->users WHERE ID = '1' LIMIT 1") ) { $answer .="

That is not the correct administrator username.

"; } if( empty( $answer ) ) { $wpdb->query("UPDATE $wpdb->users SET user_pass = MD5('$user_pass'), user_activation_key = '' WHERE user_login = '$user_login'"); $plaintext_pass = $user_pass; $message = __('Someone, hopefully you, has reset the Administrator password for your WordPress blog. Details follow:'). "\r\n"; $message .= sprintf(__('Username: %s'), $user_login) . "\r\n"; $message .= sprintf(__('Password: %s'), $plaintext_pass) . "\r\n"; @wp_mail(get_option('admin_email'), sprintf(__('[%s] Your WordPress administrator password has been changed!'), get_option('blogname')), $message); $answer="

Your password has been successfully changed

An e-mail with this information has been dispatched to the WordPress blog administrator

You should now delete this file off your server. DO NOT LEAVE IT UP FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO FIND!

"; } } return ( empty( $answer ) ? false : $answer ); } $answer = meh(); ?> WordPress Emergency PassWord Reset

WordPress Emergency PassWord Reset

Your use of this script is at your sole risk. All code is provided "as -is", without any warranty, whether express or implied, of its accuracy, completeness. Further, I shall not be liable for any damages you may sustain by using this script, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential.

This script is intended to be used as a last resort by WordPress administrators that are unable to access the database. Usage of this script requires that you know the Administrator's user name for the WordPress install. (For most installs, that is going to be "admin" without the quotes.)

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