Can't login. Changed password. Still can't login. HELP!

  • Resolved Chris Marslender

    (@cmmarslender)


    12 years, 7 months ago

    So I can’t login. Basically what happens is, I’ll enter my username and password, hit log in, and it reloads the login page. I don’t get any errors about an invalid password though – I don’t remember if that generally happens.

    I’ve tried the following to get this fixed:

    • Lost Password button. I got the email, clicked the link, changed my password – still cant login.
    • Tried the above over again, who knows how many times
    • Changed the secret keys in wp-config.php using the generator here
    • I have ssh and ftp access, so I went into the themes functions.php file, and added the following <?php $hash = wp_hash_password( $myNewPassword ); echo $hash; ?> I then took the hash and put it in the password field in phpMyAdmin, but still couldnt log in.
    • Tried a different computer – just in case

    Not sure what else to try at the moment.

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  • Thread Starter Chris Marslender

    (@cmmarslender)

    Also, I tried logging in to other wordpress sites on the same server, and they work fine, so server settings appear to be ok.

    On the 4th bullet point above, $myNewPassword was actually the password i wanted, just in case anyone wants clarification.

    Thread Starter Chris Marslender

    (@cmmarslender)

    Well I found the issue!

    It had to do with W3 Total Cache. In the config.php file, there was a line that reads
    define('COOKIE_DOMAIN', 'www.yourDomain.com'); // Added by W3 Total Cache
    I took away the ‘www’ portion of that, and it was fixed!

    I have an identical problem, but do not have this line in my wp-config.php file. Added the line without the wwww and it broke everything. Just FYI to those that stumble upon this.

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