Posted 7 months ago #
Hello. I installed Wordpress over a year ago and just got around to getting a book on it, which asks me to login to wp-login.php, however it does not recognize my username. I do not know the version I installed, either, or where to look for it, if that will help.
Hope you can help.
Thanks!
Posted 7 months ago #
The default username is admin. Does that help?
Posted 7 months ago #
Unfortunately, it doesn't work, and even so, don't I need to get into my account? I did not lose the password or the login, I have it in an email that was sent to me from Wordpress, so it's not about my faulty memory.
I see in some other forums that other people have had this problem. I have now upgraded, I believe, to the current version, although it is hard to see how you know for sure that it was successful.
So does this mean I can't access my control panel? It's frustrating that I can't even get past the first instruction to login. I found the online wordpress to be incredibly confusing, and I got my first Dummies book, and now I feel really, really stupid.
If there is anything anyone can do to help me it would be greatly appreciated.
Posted 7 months ago #
Try adding /wp-admin/ to your blog domain, as I once did that and it accepted my login when I was having trouble. I also think the login is case sensitive.
Good Luck
Posted 7 months ago #
You can go into PHPMyAdmin and change it in the wp_users table. When you change the password, make sure you select MD5 from the dropdown box.
Honestly, though, if it's been a year and you haven't put anything on the site, why don't you just delete it and start over with a copy of the latest version?
Posted 7 months ago #
Thanks to you both. First, I tried to add /wp-admin/ to my blog domain. I put this in:
http://comlish.com/blog/wp-admin/
and it redirected me and said I had to upgrade, which then said was successful. But the username is still not recognized. Is that the correct full extension I should have put in? (My files are under /blog).
Then I tried to find a PHPMyAdmin somewhere in my list of file names but I don't see anything with that name. Is there another way I should look for this?
If it comes to it, I will redo the whole thing as suggested, although I did already upgrade, and I am afraid I won't be able to find the theme I used last time if it is no longer available. (It is called "Fog.") I really like it. I guess I don't want to start from scratch if I don't have to, but if so, I will.
Thanks for your help and further suggestions.
Posted 7 months ago #
PHPMyAdmin is software that lets you manage your database.
You can find the Fog template here:
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/search.php?q=Fog
But it has not been updated for 2.7.1 so you might have issues.
Also - did you use the lost password link?
Posted 7 months ago #
Thanks so much for your help.
I did already try the lost password link, but it says it does not have a record of the user, not the password. Any email I type in does not work.
So if Fog has not been updated, does that mean it might be discontinued or they have just not updated it yet?
So is PHPMyAdmin a free software? Is it complicated for a semi-savvy user?
Thanks for your quick response. It really helps.
Posted 7 months ago #
The PHPMyAdmin is not for someone on my level. I have no clue.
I give up.
Posted 7 months ago #
It makes absolutely no sense that Wordpress would not recognize the user name and there is no way to solve it other than starting all over.
Posted 7 months ago #
Flippycanoo, it is kind of hard to understand for newbies. I would be happy to do it for you, but you would have to give me your login information. If you don't want to do that, I understand, but if you do, you can contact me through my profile.
I can also help you update the theme - that's just a matter of a couple of lines of code.
Posted 7 months ago #
Hi RoseCitySister: Thanks again for all your help. I tried everything, then took your final piece of advice. I got rid of everything and then reinstalled it. As you pointed out, I didn't have any entries, so it wasn't a big deal. Now I am overwhelmed with starting my blog, but that's another story!
Thanks again.
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