Title: lost admin pass
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# lost admin pass

 *  wm
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-admin-pass/)
 * hey everyone, i know this sounds stupid but i lost my admin password. how do 
   i get it back? it wont email it to me when i go to lost password! i looked around
   the forum for answers and everything requires phpmyadmin which i neither have
   nor know how to use. suggestions?

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 *  [korgan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korgan/)
 * (@korgan)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-admin-pass/#post-99798)
 * It always pays to use the search facility before asking a question. This question
   has been answered many many times over. There is a wiki page devoted to solving
   this problem.
    Read the wiki page here http://wiki.wordpress.org/Reset%20the%
   20Admin%20Password”
   >[http://wiki.wordpress.org/Reset%20the%20Admin%20Password](http://wiki.wordpress.org/Reset%20the%20Admin%20Password)
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-admin-pass/#post-99919)
 * i did look through the forums, and i’ve come across this and other pages devoted
   to solving the problem, but i dont have and dont know how to use phpmyadmin. 
   that’s the problem. i tried downloading it but i couldn’t install it, so i looked
   for guides on how to install and use phpmyadmin. to no avail. there are other
   methods for resetting the password though, i’ve come across one or two and i 
   cant get them to work. i don’t mean to waste anyone’s time but i actually have
   been up and down the forums looking for solutions cause i’m sure this has come
   up before but i seem to be the only one so far who hasn’t had phpmyadmin. so 
   once again, can anyone help? or can someone explain why i cant install and figure
   out how to use phpmyadmin? or anything really at all i would appreciate it. please?
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-admin-pass/#post-99922)
 * When you say it won’t mail it, what happens if you try ?
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-admin-pass/#post-99926)
 * it tells me: “Sorry, that user does not seem to exist in our database. Perhaps
   you have the wrong username or email address? Try again.” except the username
   is ‘admin’ and the email address is the same one i made the account with.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-admin-pass/#post-99933)
 * Which version of wp are you using ?
    Did you change the name under which you 
   posted ? (When you posted, did it appear as “File under: WordPress – site admin
   @ 3:15pm) Have you seen this page ? [http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/#setup](http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/#setup)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-admin-pass/#post-99933)
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