Joomla Admin Login Password Issue:

[Xyos212]

When attempting to login to a Joomla 2.5 website, it does not accept any passwords I set. When trying to input the password it 404's or does not allow access. What we do is set it to no access. If we need to get in and make changes we take the existing code (below), we change one line of code to allow any password:

PHP file location: plugins\authentication\joomla\joomla.php

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			if ($crypt == $testcrypt) {
				$user = JUser::getInstance($result->id); // Bring this in line with the rest of the system
				$response->email = $user->email;
				$response->fullname = $user->name;
				if (JFactory::getApplication()->isAdmin()) {
					$response->language = $user->getParam('admin_language');
				}
				else {
					$response->language = $user->getParam('language');
				}
				$response->status = JAuthentication::STATUS_SUCCESS;
				$response->error_message = '';
			} else {
				$response->status = JAuthentication::STATUS_FAILURE;
				$response->error_message = JText::_('JGLOBAL_AUTH_INVALID_PASS');
			}
		} else {
			$response->status = JAuthentication::STATUS_FAILURE;
			$response->error_message = JText::_('JGLOBAL_AUTH_NO_USER');

^The first line we change to:
if (true /*$crypt == $testcrypt*/) {
To allow any password access while we go in and make changes.

How can I set a defined password and have it work for logging in to administer/change websites?

[xfsgpr]

How can I set a defined password and have it work for logging in to administer/change websites?

Definitely not by hacking the Joomla Core because that only helps you to corrupt your installation.

The correct method is to change the password by going to the #_users table. this is best done by using a tool called phpmyadmin that is provided by most hosts and accessed from their cPanel.

Once the password is set, you need to make sure that it is remembered by the super user as he is likely to administer the website on a day to day basis.

All you need is the username and password of the super user. He can then login by going to:

http://your-site/administrator

Hope this gets you started.

http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f ... 2#p3269612

[Xyos212]

How can I set a defined password and have it work for logging in to administer/change websites?

Definitely not by hacking the Joomla Core because that only helps you to corrupt your installation.

The correct method is to change the password by going to the #_users table. this is best done by using a tool called phpmyadmin that is provided by most hosts and accessed from their cPanel.

Once the password is set, you need to make sure that it is remembered by the super user as he is likely to administer the website on a day to day basis.

All you need is the username and password of the super user. He can then login by going to:

http://your-site/administrator

Hope this gets you started.

http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f ... 2#p3269612

Thank you so much for the help, but I still don't quite understand. I logged into my joomla site's administrator backend (http://www.mywebsite.com/administrator/) and am at the control panel but don't see any sort of reference to any phpmyadmin tool. Is it an external extension that needs to be installed? Is it in the SQL manager?

[xfsgpr]

PHPMyAdmin is an external tool (not part of Joomla) that is normally provided by all good hosts on this planet.

If you haven't used it then don't waste your time on it because the learning curve is quite steep and that tool is quite dangerous in the hands of people who can't use it correctly.

Sorry I don't have any other workable solution right now. It looks like you will need to hire a Joomla expert who can configure your site for optimum efficiency.