Password recovery

[joe_ob]

I've just used this password recovery tool and I found it to work wonderfully well.

I'm a monkey when it comes to this stuff so it might help others to know that they should place the password recovery file in the root, and then in the browser, go to www.yoursite.com/password_recovery.php

It worked wonderfully. Thank you all so much. I am so very grateful.

[eon]

DON'T FORGET TO DELETE password_recovery.php AFTER USE!!!

No problem and good luck with your photoblog!

[jaybussiere]

i tried but with no luck. copied the file to the root folder @

http://www.opticdesire.com/password_recovery.php

and tried to login

http://www.opticdesire.com/pixelpost...ex.php?x=login

no luck.

even though i get the message after i complete the recovery form.

"Password changed
NOTE: After testing your password don't forget to delete this file!"


any ideas?

[eon]

First run the password_recovery and then try to login again.

[jaybussiere]

Originally Posted by eon

First run the password_recovery and then try to login again.

yes i did run the script @ "http://www.opticdesire.com/password_recovery.php" and then would try to login with my newly defined login/password. With no luck.

I am using the 1.5 beta 1. could this be a problem?

[GeoS+]

Do you have enabled cookies??

[eon]

Originally Posted by GeoS

Do you have enabled cookies??

PP1.5 works with sessions isn't it?

[eon]

Originally Posted by jaybussiere

yes i did run the script @ "http://www.opticdesire.com/password_recovery.php" and then would try to login with my newly defined login/password. With no luck.

I am using the 1.5 beta 1. could this be a problem?

I will search it out.

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Update

I have tested it again, and it works perfect for PP1.4.3 and PP1.5beta.

password_recovery.php works like this:
1) put password_recovery.php next to index.php
2) run password_recovery.php (go to www.my_site_name.com/password_recovery.php or something)
3) Fill in all the require information.
TIP: all the information you need, you will find it in /admin/pixelpost.php

• Host, your hostname, mostly is this localhost;
• Database-user, fill in you database user (see tip);
• Database-password, fill in the password (see tip);
• Database-name, fill in the database name (see tip);
• Database-prefix, fill in the database prefix, mostly this is pixelpost_ (see tip);
• Name of admin, you need to know your admin name. This is your login name in the admin-section of Pixelpost. Don't fill in a new admin-name!
• New password of admin, this one is easy, put here you new password.
• Confirm new password, put here (again) your new password.

4) Press "Recover".
If you use the wrong database information you will see this:

Connect DB Error: Access denied for user 'pixelpost_user'@'localhost' (using password: YES)Select DB Error: Access denied for user ''@'localhost' to database 'pixelpost'Database error: No database selected
Updating the new password failed.

If you use 2 different passwords you will see this:

Passwords are different!

If you fill in everything correctly you will see this:

Password changed
NOTE: After testing your password don't forget to delete this file!

5) Now test is you can login with your new password.
6) If the password is oke:
DELETE password_recovery.php!!!

[GeoS+]

Thx for it eon. We will add it to Wiki.

PS Yes, it uses sessions but you have store somewhere Session ID (in cookie or in URL).

[raminia+]

Originally Posted by GeoS

Thx for it eon. We will add it to Wiki.

PS Yes, it uses sessions but you have store somewhere Session ID (in cookie or in URL).

Pixelpost wiki is ready for it. Could you please add it?

P.S: I've added. Please check it out and may additions/corrections/....