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1. chrisw12
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   hey all, I usually find a solution scouring the posts already here but haven't been able to fix this. So sorry if it seems an issue well over posted but the many I saw the solutions haven't worked.

   I try to login and it gives me this message:

   ERROR: Invalid username. Lost your password?

   OK, what i've done to try fix.

   I have renamed the username and I have reset the password through phpmyadmin using the MD5 security from the drop down.

   No Fix

   I have renamed my current theme for it to default to the standard as I recently changed my theme but the blog works fine with it and you can browse it, just cant log in.

   No fix

   I have in addition renamed the plugins folder and put a dummy empty folder called plugins in its place in case a plugin was causing prob.

   No fix

   I cleared my browsers cache (chrome, FF, IE) Just says the same error, plus cookies are not enabled, they are btw.

   No fix

   I uploaded a new wp-login.php

   No fix

   I checked the site url in wp-options in the database. Correct

   No fix

   Really cannot find any other solutions and I still cant login. Now I know you might say just re-install it but i've had it up for 4-5 years now and there are so many posts, and styling I've done. I have a plugin backing it up but, my blog loads you can visit it fine http://visualisationmagazine.com/blogvisualthinkmap, I just can't login.

   I'm asking my host for help, but thought I'd post here to see if I am missing something.

   Please help

2. websitezcom
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Have you tried making sure the email is set in the users table and then using the forgot password link?

   I can't remember specifically, but I think WordPress uses more than just MD5, but I am not positive.

3. chrisw12
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   this is hard.

   i've tried the email to reset password and it send me the link and i input it. its never said password invalid.

   i just get user invalid.

   even when i click recover password, it says enter username or email. it doesnt recognise the username there either. *i just edited in phpmyadmin*

   every post i look at to fix this is either closed or hasn't left me with answer that resolves.

   why doesnt wordpress or wp-login, recongise my username in the database? wp-config connects to the database as it sees my blog and displays post fine, just not username.

   thsnks for your suggestion websitezcom

4. jody16
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hi,

   I am having this exact problem - has anyone found a solution?

5. chrisw12
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   hi jody16,

   i didnt find a solution. i eventually had bitten the bullet and reinstalled wordpress.

   i had a plugin that backed up all my posts and did it regularly.

   so i unistalled through fantastico with my host.

   backed up all my plugins folder on the server

   then (although i was worried plugins i liked and spent ages finding wouldnt work with a new version of wordpress i just thought well i cant blog/post so somethings gotta give) installed wordpress latest version using fantastico.

   i then copied back across the plugins and thankfully they all seem to work so far.

   also, i use yourls to twitter i think it was called and that now 'automagically' as they describe it tweets. i know it is seperate but thought id mention.

   sorry cant offer more help.

6. chrisw12
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   ...oh and went to phpmyadmin and reinstalled the backed up posts.

   there were other files like hotlinked image cache HLIC and other associated files generated from plugins.

   chris

7. prayerslayer
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Hello!

   I had the exact same problem and tried everything. Nothing helped though. As a result I reinstalled the WordPress blog and switched my webspace provider.

   I have an idea what the issue could have been, though. As I tried to alter my username in the database, I was unable to perform a SELECT query because I couldn't allocate enough memory. If I can't do that, how could my WordPress installation look up usernames? That's right, not at all. Contact your database support team, just in case.

   I realised it too late, this post is just for future generations.

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