Sketchy-self
Mar 26 2009, 02:23 PM
Hi all,
Ok, I goofed up. I lost my admin password and was trying to retrieve it by email. But I get an error saying "The email could not be sent. Your host may have disabled the mail() function." How can I get around this?
Details:
site: chandu.vndv.com (Zymic free account).
WP version 2.6
Sketchy-self
Mar 26 2009, 08:09 PM
Attached a screenshot...is there a way this "Mail()" service can be started?
Andrew-C
Mar 27 2009, 12:13 AM
you can use phpminiadmin/phpmyadmin to view the database and the password should be stored somewhere in there
Sketchy-self
Mar 30 2009, 04:08 PM
Thanks guys! There was some MD5 encryption to deal with, but I was able to get it working again.
For reference, here's a link to the video that explains it for anyone who has this problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SmndwrRkxwThis isn't my video, I just found it while searching for a solution.
nigellundsten
Mar 30 2009, 08:44 PM
i had to do this the other day too... too bad i didnt see this topic earlier.. i coulda told you that...
get an md5 of your new pass, and replace the old one in your phpmyadmin.