Resetting a Concrete5 Password from phpMyAdmin

If your email configuration is broken in Concrete 5 and you need to reset the password manually this is how.

Locate the file:

config/site.php

You’ll see a define for PASSWORD_SALT:

define('PASSWORD_SALT', 'SOMERANDOMSTRING');
  • Login to the database for Concrete 5 in phpMyAdmin and
  • Select the users table,
  • Edit the admin user.
  • Next to the password field there’s a function drop down, select md5 in this.
  • Enter your new password followed by a colon (:) and then your password salt.
    newpassword:SOMERANDOMSTRING
    
  • Save the user.

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