In case you forgot or do not know the password of the Magento administration user, you can set a new password by following the steps below:
- Access your store's administration link
- Click on Forgot your password
- Enter your email address (the address associated with your account)
- Click on Retrieve Password - you will receive an email at the specified address where you can reset the password
Magento 1.9 or earlier versions
- Log in to cPanel
- Database section - click on phpMyAdmin
Locate the database used by Magento and then click on SQL
UPDATE admin_user SET password = CONCAT(MD5('xxNewpassword'), ':xx') WHERE username = 'admin';- replace xx - with 2 characters or numbers (must be identical in both fields)
- replace Newpassword - with the desired password
- Press the Go button
Changing the password from Magento control panel
- Log in to the Magento administration panel
- Select System -> My Account
- You can change the email address here if you want
- Enter the current password, the new password and confirm the password
- Click Save Account
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