How to Reset Magento Password
You can reset your Magento password in several ways. Please click the links below for the instructions:
Via the Forgot Your Password Link
- Go to your login screen at http://example.com/customer/account/login/.
Please replace example.com with your actual domain and installation location.
- Click on Forgot Your Password under the login form.
- Enter the email address of the account you're trying to log in to.
- Click Submit to have the password sent to your email address.
Via QuickInstall
- Log in to cPanel.
- Navigate to the Software section, then click on the QuickInstall icon.
- At the top of the QuickInstall page, click My Installs.
- Navigate to your Magento Installation, then click on the Reset Password link.
- On the dropdown menu, select the user you want to reset the password with. Then, enter the new password.
- Click the Reset Password button to change the password for the selected user.
Via phpMyAdmin
- Log in to cPanel.
- Under Databases, click phpMyAdmin.
- Click on the Magento Database name.
If Magento is installed through QuickInstall, this would be named mgnt1.
If Magento is installed via Softacuolous, the database will be named mage773. - Click admin_user from the left panelist.
- Under Username, you will see the list of registered users. Under the user for whom you'd like to reset the password, click edit.
- Look for Password, then clear the value on the far right.
- Enter your preferred password. Then, in the dropdown, select MD5 to encrypt your password.
- At the bottom of the page, click GO.
Via Softaculous
- Log in to cPanel.
- Under Software, click on Softaculous Apps Installer.
- On the Softaculous page, click on the Installations box.
- Navigate to the Magento Installations section, then locate your domain name.
- Click on the pencil icon to edit the installation.
- Navigate to the Admin account. Enter the username and preferred password on the Username and Password fields, respectively.
- Click on the Save Installation Details button.