Forgot my username and password to log into my blog

  • Resolved junshine

    (@junshine)


    18 years, 1 month ago

    I just set up WordPress to my website, and I can’t seem to log in so I can change and modify the opening page (it still just has the ‘My blog’ header). I put in what I think is my username and password, but it doesn’t work. Is it the same username and password that it’s in my page database within the wp-config.php page? Or is the one I register to log in to WordPress with? I’m just wondering what do since I can’t seem to track down what my username and password are to access my blog.

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  • Username is is “admin” by default.
    When you installed WP there was a page telling you WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORD. Did you?

    Simple solution. Download the wp-config.php page. Open it up with a text editor. Locate the username and password. Try logging in with the username and password.

    Else, try changing the username and password in the wp-config file, reupload the file overwriting the older version, and try logging in with the new username and password which you specified in the wp-config.

    neogarfield, that’s NOT true. However is reading it: do not follow the instructions above. The wp-config file has only the database username and password which has nothing to do with your blog’s password!
    Wrong!

    If you didn’t write down your password during the install, follow this guide:
    https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/phpmyadmin/

    Thread Starter junshine

    (@junshine)

    I got it! Thanks alot, it was my username that was wrong (didn’t put in admin) . Thank you very much!

    Oh, sorry for the wrong information! I thought it might be true, since we configured the default username and pass using wp-config.

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