Title: Link Invalid
Last modified: February 26, 2017

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# Link Invalid

 *  [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * (@sicksquirrel)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-invalid/)
 * I keep resetting my password but it says “link invalid” each time I click it
 * [http://www.xxxxxx.com/wp-login.php?action=rp&key=aiYdmXzN7enZFCxcQMwB&login=myname](http://www.xxxxxx.com/wp-login.php?action=rp&key=aiYdmXzN7enZFCxcQMwB&login=myname)
 * How do I reset if WP sends an invalid link? FTP I hope, but how?

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-invalid/#post-8848776)
 * There are several methods outlined in these instructions. One is a method that
   uses FTP. [https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password](https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password)
 *  Thread Starter [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * (@sicksquirrel)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-invalid/#post-8849041)
 * Thank you! Now, how do I fix the script sending out email with invalid link? 
   Users will get frustrated and be quite unhappy.
 * I noticed that the link appeared in my browser as “…log” rather than “…login=
   username.”I added the rest but it still erred. I am (was) on my iPhone. I’m wondering
   if this is the problem. I’ll obviously check it later on my iPad and Windows 
   laptop, but either I’m cursed or I found a glitch and deserve a reward 😉
 * (it’s 3:45 a.m. I’m slightly delusional when I wake up worried about a website).
   🤐
 *  Thread Starter [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * (@sicksquirrel)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-invalid/#post-8851021)
 * Oy, I am farklempt! FTP changed user #1 but apparently that’s not me. I think
   my username was different at first.
 * So, I tried phpmyadmin. It gives “error establishing a db connection” error. 
   I’m assuming the db has a different phpmyadmin password than the one I just created,
   or else WordPress just doesn’t like me.
 * So now I’m truly screwed. I’m about to remove the line I added via FTP and will
   ask my host to get into wp_users table and change my pass. That will take a week
   🙁
 * Other suggestions???

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-invalid/#post-8851021)
 * Status: not resolved

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