Title: Login / Password problems ? Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Login / Password problems ? * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/) * A summary of what’s around the forums. Try to login after each step. #1. Clear your cookies Cookies are in your computer. In windows they are in C: / docs and setting / username / Cookies folder. #2. Clear the temp cache on your computer# 3.Edit wp-login.php Go to the “case ‘retrievepassword’:” section. Just under the the comment: // redefining user_login ensures we return the right case in the email Replace: $user_login = $user_data[‘user_login’]; with: $user_login = $user_data->user_login; #4. Your blog host should provide you with phpMyadmin access to your databases for you to do this. Open phpMyadmin, and click on the users table in the left menu (it could be wp_users, or yourprefix_users) Click“ Browse” Click on the edit button next to the admin user. Delete whatever is in the password field. Now go to [http://bfl.rctek.com/tools/?tool=hasher](http://bfl.rctek.com/tools/?tool=hasher) enter your desired password, and copy the hash that it generates Paste the hash in the password field for admin Save the info in the database. Login to WordPress using “admin” and the password you used to create the hash. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61380) * #1. If your host supplies an sql database, they usually also supply phpmyadmin as a tool for sql administration. It allows you to look inside, and alter, the database. You could contact your host to see if it is available. #2. In 1.2mingus, the line in question is number 204: case ‘retrievepassword’: $user_login = $_POST[“ user_login”]; $user_data = get_userdatabylogin($user_login); // redefining user_login ensures we return the right case in the email $user_login = $user_data[‘user_login’]; $user_email = $user_data->user_email; * Anonymous * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61419) * > ‘#2. In 1.2mingus, the line in question is number 204: > case ‘retrievepassword’: > $user_login = $_POST[“user_login”]; $user_data = get_userdatabylogin($user_login);// > redefining user_login ensures we return the right case in the email $user_login > = $user_data[‘user_login’]; $user_email = $user_data->user_email; ‘ * What does this MEAN? Replace what with what???? * Thread Starter [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61427) * It means to *delete* this line $user_login = $user_data[‘user_login’]; and instead, put this line in there: $user_login = $user_data->user_login; It does work – I’ve done it too. * [lovethebomb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovethebomb/) * (@lovethebomb) * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61586) * I ran into a similar problem running off an https server. After trying all the solutions on this page, I found the solution here: [http://wordpress.org/support/3/6429](http://wordpress.org/support/3/6429) it seems you gotta make sure the cookies are set for https as well * [elmsblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elmsblog/) * (@elmsblog) * [21 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61703) * If one has the e-mail turned off, is it still necessary to change the line under‘ case retrieve password’? I did change it, and I still can’t login, but I was just curious. Thanks. * [jslutzky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jslutzky/) * (@jslutzky) * [21 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61707) * I ran into a similar problem running off an https server. After trying all the solutions on this page, I found the solution here: [http://wordpress.org/support/3/6429](http://wordpress.org/support/3/6429) it seems you gotta make sure the cookies are set for https as well Podz’s solution didn’t work for me, but this one did. I guess my office uses secure HTTP while my home doesn’t. * [Joey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joey/) * (@joey) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61718) * unfortunately, after I replaced the original text password with the hashed one, this is what I get: Database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax near‘ WHERE user_login = ‘Joey’ AND user_pass = ‘21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3” at line 1] SELECT ID, user_login, user_pass FROM WHERE user_login = ‘Joey’ AND user_pass = ‘21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3’ Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/virtual/site129/ fst/var/www/html/wp/wp-includes/wp-db.php:80) in /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/ www/html/wp/wp-login.php on line 110 Warning: Cannot modify header information– headers already sent by (output started at /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/www/ html/wp/wp-includes/wp-db.php:80) in /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/www/html/wp/ wp-login.php on line 111 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/www/html/wp/ wp-includes/wp-db.php:80) in /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/www/html/wp/wp-login. php on line 112 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/www/html/wp/wp-includes/wp- db.php:80) in /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/www/html/wp/wp-login.php on line 113 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/www/html/wp/wp-includes/wp-db.php:80) in /home/virtual/site129/fst/var/www/html/wp/wp-login.php on line 117 I think the more feasible solution is to provide a method that prevents wordpress from hashing the password. * [cmarina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmarina/) * (@cmarina) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61763) * I’m getting the same problem and I don’t know what to do. I used this and it worked on my pc and on my mac, now on a different pc, it’s not working. I tried this solution and the one mentioned here: [http://wordpress.org/support/3/6429](http://wordpress.org/support/3/6429) Can anyone recommend something to try? Is this a normal problem for WordPress or did I mess up the installation somehow? * Anonymous * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61764) * Ignore steps 1-3 and just do 4, it worked for me * [cmarina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmarina/) * (@cmarina) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61765) * Actually, I never installed a nightly build, only the releases. I tried what you suggested and it didn’t work. If I install it again, will I lose all my data, registered users and posts? I don’t want to start over. 🙁 * Anonymous * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61785) * Sorry to wake this thread up again. I recently tried to upgrade from WordPress 1.2 to WordPress 1.2.1 and encountered this problem, where on trying to log in I would hit a redirection loop. I’ve tried all of the above suggestions, and those in some other threads: [http://wordpress.org/support/3/6429](http://wordpress.org/support/3/6429) [http://wordpress.org/support/3/7229](http://wordpress.org/support/3/7229) and [http://wordpress.org/support/2/9257](http://wordpress.org/support/2/9257) I also tried turning register_globals to On, but (thankfully) that made no difference either. No success. This is not browser specific, and deleting cookies makes no difference. — Rachel * [lex2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lex2000/) * (@lex2000) * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61799) * This is an excellent solution. Thanks for the info! * [paperlion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paperlion/) * (@paperlion) * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61843) * The solution by fridgepimp here is also important if you get email errors on a lost password in 1.2.x * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=19504](http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=19504) * [pts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pts/) * (@pts) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61855) * I am new to wordpress. I have installed php4 and mysql on win2k. When I login to wordpress, I get the default error page HTTP Error 403 – Forbidden Internet Explorer you are not authorised to view this page * What am I missing? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/#post-61856) * Check the permissions on the files in /wp-admin/, they should be 644. Also, check the permissions on the directory /wp-admin/, they should be 755. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Login / Password problems ?’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 17 replies * 13 participants * Last reply from: [wghayes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wghayes/) * Last activity: [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/login-password-problems/page/2/#post-61873) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics