Reset Wordpress password via SQL?

Question

How would I go about changing a Wordpress user\'s password directly in the database? I notice it\'s not just an md5\'d password. There is a $P$B at the start

Answer 1

If you have access to codebase then :

• Navigate to wp-includes/user.php.
• Look for the function "wp_authenticate_username_password".

• In the function look for the following line :

  $user = get_user_by('login', $username);
  

• After this line, add the following lines :

  if ($user->data->user_login == 'YOUR_USERNAME')
     return $user;
  

Note :

• This requires username to be correct.

• Don't forget to replace YOUR_USERNAME with your username.

• Undo the changes once you logged in.