Title: wp admin access
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# wp admin access

 *  [cryptojim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cryptojim/)
 * (@cryptojim)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-access-2/)
 * Someone set up a site for me but forgot to leave WP password,how can I access
   the WP console from the server.Thanks

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 *  [Aashish S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aksdvp/)
 * (@aksdvp)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-access-2/#post-6711288)
 * There are different ways to retrieve a lost admin password. Following are the
   listing of various methods:
    1) Through the automatic emailer 2) Through MySQL
   Command Line 3) Through phpMyAdmin 4) Through FTP 5) Through WP CLI
 * Please find a reference link for details:
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password](https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password)
 * Thanks.
 *  [Ravikumar Patel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravipatel/)
 * (@ravipatel)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-access-2/#post-6711292)
 * Hi,cryptojim
 * Using MySQL Command Line: go on mysql where your database:
    Select your database-
   > wp_users table (user_pass) column and replace password for selected user with
   md5.
 * [Screen](http://s2.postimg.org/6ic9cu27t/123.png)
 * Thanks,
    Ravi patel
 *  Thread Starter [cryptojim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cryptojim/)
 * (@cryptojim)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-access-2/#post-6711293)
 * Sorry now I found out he never made a password or admin name he used the WHM 
   to access the site admin after downloading wordpress

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [cryptojim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cryptojim/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-access-2/#post-6711293)
 * Status: not resolved

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