Lost password – tried to edit functions.php to reset and now I can't access

  • Resolved simkisp

    (@simkisp)


    11 years, 5 months ago

    website is family-friendlyescapes.com
    I lost the family-friendlyescapes.com/wp-login.php password and I cant retrieve view the email option.
    I tried to edit the functions.php file as per many codex recommendations such as https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Resetting_Your_Password#Through_FTP
    by adding this code to the functions.php file.

    wp_set_password(‘password’,1);

    when I try to access family-friendlyescapes.com/wp-login.php i receive the following error:

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_set_password() in /home/content/02/10435102/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2

    my functions.php file looks like this with the remaining lines un touched:

    <?php
    wp_set_password(‘admin’,1);

    /**
    * Main WordPress API
    *
    * @package WordPress
    */

    require( ABSPATH . WPINC . ‘/option.php’ );

    I can’t see what I am doing wrong and really need to get access to my site as its for my wife and her new start up.

    Any help greatly appreciated.

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  • Thread Starter simkisp

    (@simkisp)

    resolved
    updated wp-config with new URLS of new domains and manage to change passwords via email password rest option.

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