Change Mambo/Joomla Administrator Login

If you've installed Mambo or Joomla CMS and you've forgot admin password you can change it from mysql database for your Mambo / Joomla instalation, table mos_users (jos_users in Joomla), field password. You have two choices: 1. Changing Mambo / Joomla admin password to default (which is 'admin' too) Update mos_users table (jos_users, in Joomla) with password: 21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3 (this is encrypted 'admin' password) 2. Generate your encripted password with a one line php script: <? // ----------- passwd.php file php echo md5($password); ?> Then from your browser open http://localhost/passwd.php?password=new_pass Put the result into your Mambo / Joomla database, table mos_users (jos_users for Joomla), field 'password'. Comments: The default password of Mambo / Joomla CMS is 'admin', taken at instalation from mambo.sql file. To change password use PhpMyAdmin tool or mysql client from shell.