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1. JohnP
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   My lost password function isn't working properly. [WP 1.2]
   The first error is when a user gets the first response:
   The email was sent successfully to 's email address [no username]
   The email indeed arrives and it says:
   Login: [no username]
   Password: 70832b
   I (admin) also get an email saying:
   Password Lost and Changed for user: [no username]
   The database is NOT altered - the new password does not work, while the old one still
   does.
   I have tried uploading a fresh unedited copy of wp_login.php, but no fix.
   I have learned how to reset the password by editing the database directly using phpAdmin as described by Podz, but I need users to be able to sort it out themselves.
   Any suggestions as to where the problem might lie would be greatly appreciated.

2. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Try updating to WP v1.2.1. Also, what's your MySQL version?

3. Mark (podz)
   Support Maven
   Posted 7 years ago #

   How to upgrade.
   http://faq.wordpress.net/view.php?p=30

4. Mark (podz)
   Support Maven
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Use ftp, rename the plugin mentioned, or delete it.
   Run upgrade
   restore the plugin :)

5. moshu
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Some gurus say it is advisable to deactivate the plugins before upgrading.

6. JohnP
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   I had a look at my blog and it was actually working - it had also been updated to 1.2.1
   To get the update script to finish without the error ("Fatal" sounds so permanent to a beginner) I did the following:
   deactivated the plugin subscribe-to-comments.php
   renamed it with FTP to be sure
   successfully ran wp-admin/upgrade.php
   named plugin back to subscribe-to-comments.php
   activated it again.
   So far looks like all is well, and the lost password function is now working properly.
   I tried to leave a comment on the upgrade FAQ warning people to de-activate plugins, but it looks like I'm being moderated.
   Thanks for the help guys!

7. justinbaeder
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Note for WP2.0+, from Podz:

   WordPress 2.x.x uses a cache file. You MUST delete this cache or this will not work.

   Delete everything in the /wp-content/cache directory as soon as you make the database change.

   I was having a similar problem, with a twist: The password changed in the database, but I couldn't login using the new password. Clearing WP's cache via FTP worked.

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