XF 2 Tip Password Reset Query

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Password Reset Query - A database query to reset a user's password. Useful for recovery of admin login.

You can use this query to reset a user's password. It is especially useful if you forget your admin password.

You need to replace new-password and 1 (the user_id). You don't have to change salt, but if you do then both instances need to be the same.

UPDATE xf_user_authenticate
SET data = BINARY
    CONCAT(
        CONCAT(
            CONCAT('a:3:{s:4:"hash";s:40:"', SHA1(CONCAT(SHA1('new-password'), SHA1('salt')))),
            CONCAT('";s:4:"salt";s:40:"', SHA1('salt'))
        )...

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