---
title: "How to reset your admin password for PHP-Nuke"
description: "In this article I'll go over how you can reset your PHP-Nuke admin password if you happened to have forgotten it and are now locked out of the administration panel. Resetting your admin password via..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/php-nuke/how-to-reset-your-admin-password-for-php-nuke/
date: 2013-03-13
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["PHP-Nuke", "Security", "Website"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to reset your admin password for PHP-Nuke

In this article I’ll go over how you can reset your PHP-Nuke admin password if you happened to have forgotten it and are now locked out of the administration panel.

## Resetting your admin password via phpMyAdmin

Following the steps below I’ll show you how to use phpMyAdmin in order to reset your forgotten PHP-Nuke admin password.

1. [Login to your cPanel](/support/edu/cpanel/how-to-log-into-cpanel/)
2. [![click on phpmyadmin](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_click-on-phpmyadmin.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_click-on-phpmyadmin.png) Under the **Databases** section, click on **phpMyAdmin**.
3. [![click on php nuke database](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_click-on-php-nuke-database.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_click-on-php-nuke-database.png) From the left-hand column of database names, select your PHP-Nuke database, in this example mine is **userna5_phpn421**.
4. [![click on nuke authors table](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_click-on-nuke_authors-table.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_click-on-nuke_authors-table.png) Click on the **nuke_authors** table from the left column.
5. [![click on edit beside admin user](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_click-on-edit-beside-admin-user.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_click-on-edit-beside-admin-user.png) Now click on **Edit** beside your admin user.
6. [![fill in new password click go](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_fill-in-new-password-click-go.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_phpnuke_reset-password_fill-in-new-password-click-go.png) Beside the **pwd** field, select **MD5** from the drop-down, then type in your new password beside it. Then click **Go** at the bottom.
7. Now attempt to [login to your PHP-Nuke admin dashboard](/support/edu/php-nuke/login-administrator-system/) again with the new password you set, and it should be successful.

You should now know how to reset your PHP-Nuke admin password in the event that you happen to forget it and are unable to login.