How to Change WP Password With FTP (without DB access)

There's going to be a time, where you forget the password, and other series of problems like:

• Lost your password
• You have no access to DB
• It's difficult to access DB (you have to install phpmyadmin etc)
• Your server is not set up for email.
• No mail goes out of the system.

I know I have. So here's what you can do.

1. Copy to functions.php, remember to change "Hello World". Change user ID accordingly.

$user_id = 1;
$password = 'HelloWorld';
wp_set_password( $password, $user_id );


Paste this under <?php in functions.php.

2. Go to default URL.

3. Go back to function and delete what you've pasted.

4. Go to wp-admin, use the new password.