Title: disabling a plugin using phpMyAdmin
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# disabling a plugin using phpMyAdmin

 *  [jaiwarren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaiwarren/)
 * (@jaiwarren)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-a-plugin-using-phpmyadmin/)
 * I was updating plugins on a WP website that I had just recently became the admin.
   In the process, one of the plugins is now blocking my access to the dashboard.
   Using phpMyAdmin can I disable this plugin without going to the present host 
   server? I currently don’t have the login info for this hosting company. Any ideas
   or recommendations?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-a-plugin-using-phpmyadmin/#post-4689805)
 * Just delete/rename that plugin’s folder via FTP.
 *  Thread Starter [jaiwarren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaiwarren/)
 * (@jaiwarren)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-a-plugin-using-phpmyadmin/#post-4689811)
 * Tara, I’m not familiar with FTP. I’ve been reading tutorials but still don’t 
   understand. Can I access the plugin’s folder without logging into the dashboard?
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-a-plugin-using-phpmyadmin/#post-4689812)
 * Your hosting providers should be able to help you with FTP.
 *  [The Grey Parrots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greyparrots/)
 * (@greyparrots)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-a-plugin-using-phpmyadmin/#post-4689813)
 * HI,
 * Yes you can, but FTP is basically accessing the filesystem. For that you will
   require the hosting access.
 * Thanks
    PD
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-a-plugin-using-phpmyadmin/#post-4689814)
 * >  I currently don’t have the login info for this hosting company.
 * Without access to your hosted account you can not use the file manager they provide
   nor log in to your database.
 * Why don’t you have log in information?
 *  Thread Starter [jaiwarren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaiwarren/)
 * (@jaiwarren)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-a-plugin-using-phpmyadmin/#post-4689819)
 * My client hasn’t provided it to me yet. I should get it tomorrow. I was hoping
   to fix this issue without that information.
    Thanks everyone for your help…

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 * [phpmyadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/phpmyadmin/)

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 * Last reply from: [jaiwarren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaiwarren/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-a-plugin-using-phpmyadmin/#post-4689819)
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