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1. cidwrites
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I've had some issues with my host for my WordPress blog. The initial incident was a broken path, which was resolved, however somewhere along the line the password for my actual WordPress was changed. I swear this should be an easy fix, right? Well even when I try to go through the Lost Your Password? option, I get the following message on a page:

   The e-mail could not be sent.
   Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function...

   So, I effectively cannot get my password reset, it's not any variation of one of the passwords I use, nor anything else I can think of. Somehow it got altered and now I'm trying to figure out how to get my password or even access to the account. Is there a way to reset your password, without using the reset password option? And I have checked with my host, but they don't have an answer or a fix.

   Thanks!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
   Video: http://www.francescolanza.com/2007/10/24/password-admin-reset/

3. cidwrites
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I've attempted to change the password, the login and the email address and I'm still not able to log in. I had to watch the video to get the MD5 coding, but I figured that out - which made that string a whole lot more understandable! Even changing the email address, I'm getting the message that the host cannot send a new password. Any other ideas?

4. cidwrites
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Okay, this is going to sound stupid, but I just changed the email address and kept trying to get it to send me a new password and eventually it actually worked.... I must have rolled the dice really well on the last click!

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