How to change password using phpMyAdmin.

If you can’t access your WordPress administration panel or having password problem, try change your password using phpMyAdmin.

1. Login to your web hosting administration control panel.

2. Click on MySQL administration.

3. Click on phpMyAdmin

4. Click on the wp_user on your database

5. Click on the Pen icon or edit button. User ID #1 is admin, login name. You’ll see the long string of letters and numbers under Password Column. That’s your password in encripted form.

6. First, delete the password (long string of letter and numbers). Second, type in your “new password”. Third, change the Function to “MD5″

7. Click on “GO” button and couble check your password if it’s correctly encrypted on the wp_users.

8. That’s it. Test your new password.