Joomla administrator password reset script

An easy way to reset your Joomla administrator password.
No need to access to phpMyAdmin or entering SQL query or such.

Features:
  • a very easy way to reset your Joomla administrator password
  • has a nice GUI too ;-)

Update v1.2: now the script allows you to choose username, instead of 'admin' only.

Price: FREE!


Due to change of ownership, this script moved to:
http://kaliphonia.com/content/scripts/joomla-administrator-password-reset-script

By Vince On Jan 29th, 2009 •

Thanks, very useful!

By Anonymous On Feb 6th, 2009 •

I installed your Joomla administrator password reset script and it came back that it worked however when I go to www.site/administrator I get a blank screen now? I have joomla 1.5.7 installed

By CrushEdge On Feb 6th, 2009 •
This issue has been resolved via email.

-CrushEdge-
By CJ On Feb 25th, 2009 •

Beautiful! Just what I needed. Many thanks.

By Ervin On Mar 17th, 2009 •

Hi! I'm having similar problem...

I followed instructions, but last message I got after script started was "Looking for Joomla configuration file... found!
". After that my site went unavailable, as did admin portal.

Any suggestions what to do?

By CrushEdge On Mar 17th, 2009 •

Please verify the database login access in configuration.php is valid.

By Ervin On Mar 20th, 2009 •

That solved it...thanks...

By David On Jun 16th, 2009 •

Thanks a lot

i really need this script.

Thanks

By Anonymous On Jun 20th, 2009 •

hello. kindly help out with my username and password for my footprints filmworks domain website.

Regards
Omar abdulla for footprnts filmworks

By audioforge On Aug 3rd, 2009 •

WoooH0OOooo! PERFECT! Thanks You ROCK!

By unklfestis On Aug 21st, 2009 •

Why isn't it working? I am getting the following error message:

"Cannot find any entry with username: admin, exiting!"

Thank you.

By Anonymous On Feb 9th, 2010 •

thanks - briliant

By Anonymous On Mar 3rd, 2010 •

It said config file found. I typed in the password but it still did not work. Any suggestions?

By CrushEdge On Mar 3rd, 2010 •

What was the complete output? Can you paste it here?

By Anonymous On Mar 4th, 2010 •

Your script said success that it located the configuration files and that it reset the Joomla Administrator account password to admin. My acct has super administrator privs, but is not named "Joomla Administrator." I am not sure if you script has it for a default admin.

By CrushEdge On Mar 4th, 2010 •

I've updated the script to allow you to choose username. Please download the new version v1.2.

Good luck!

By Anonymous On Mar 5th, 2010 •

thanks worked this time. It set both username and password to admin. I wonder why it removed my old account? Well, thanks so much for your help.

CEJoomlaReset v1.1
This script will reset your Joomla administrator password to "admin".
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Looking for Joomla configuration file... found!

Checking dbtype... MySQL!

Trying to connect to MySQL... connected!

Selecting database... selected!

Updating password... done! Password updated to: admin.

Please remove this script if you not using it anymore, its a security risk! Anyone can reset your admin password if this script is not removed.