Can't access admin area...have tried everything

[savannah8]

Hi there. Sorry to post this. I have googled answers re resetting admin password through php admin but it doesn't work.
I cannot access the admin area of my 2.5 or my 1.5.26 sites.
Config php file for 2.5 doesn't help.
any advice regarding this?

please ask for more info as I don't know what I should be teling you.
Very sad today.

[nxtstp]

have you tried access and reset the password using mysql?

[savannah8]

yes and it doesn't work. i can get the log in page but then nothing or the password is wrong...tearing my hair out

[ionut]

Inside your configuration.php set the error reporting to maximum:
from

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	public $error_reporting = 'default';

to

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public $error_reporting = 'maximum';

After saving the file check if any error appears when you try to login.
If you have any error_log file you can also take a look for any info.

[savannah8]

i get these two errors re login

Strict Standards: Non-static method LoginController::login() should not be called statically in /xxxxx/bicbrain/public_html/xxxxxxxxx/administrator/components/com_login/admin.login.php on line 21

Fatal error: Call to a member function login() on a non-object in /xxxxx/bicbrain/public_html/xxxxxxxxx/administrator/components/com_login/admin.login.php on line 64

[ionut]

These 2 errors appears when you try to login to a joomla 2.5 administration area?

[savannah8]

they appear on the log in page when I change the code to
public $error_reporting = 'maximum';

[ionut]

Yes, but you mentioned the issue appears on both Joomla 2.5 and 1.5 instance, and I don't know from the post if you tried to login to a Joomla 2.5 or 1.5 instance.
It looks like a 1.5 but I wanted to be sure.

[savannah8]

Sorry...the above is the 2.5 Joomla. I have yet totry and work out the 1.5.6 Joomla site.

[ionut]

So there is something wrong, a Joomla 2.5 website does not have this:

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/administrator/components/com_login/admin.login.php

it should be

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/administrator/components/com_login/login.php

Did you try to upgrade it?

[savannah8]

it appears I have both

/administrator/components/com_login/admin.login.php

and

/administrator/components/com_login/login.php

[savannah8]

I tried to move some articles from the 1.5.6 site....my bad

[ionut]

You should try to use a back-up and restore your website, in case you have one.

[savannah8]

I think I have a backup.
So why do I have both files?
ALSO
in the 1.5.6 config file I have

var $error_reporting = '-1';

and

$dbtype = 'mysqli';

do these look right?