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Dohtur: /* How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it) */

2013-04-19T08:45:15Z

‎How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)

Dohtur: /* Troubleshooting */

2013-04-19T08:43:58Z

‎Troubleshooting

Dohtur: /* How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it) */

2013-03-20T07:30:15Z

‎How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)

Dohtur: /* How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it) */

2013-03-19T18:48:16Z

‎How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)

Dohtur: /* How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it) */

2013-03-19T18:46:11Z

‎How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)

Dohtur: /* How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it) */

2013-03-19T17:45:47Z

‎How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)

Dohtur: /* How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it) */

2013-03-19T16:18:16Z

‎How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)

Dohtur: /* Troubleshooting */

2013-03-14T11:51:51Z

‎Troubleshooting

Mixon: /* How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it) */

2013-03-04T12:49:09Z

‎How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)

Rocky: /* How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it) */

2013-02-21T12:58:35Z

‎How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)

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 ===How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)===
-{{X-Cart:How_do_I_change_or_reset_my_admin_password%3F_(I_lost_it)}}
+{{X-Cart:How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)}}
 == See also ==

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 ===How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)===
-If you happen to have another admin account, use this account to reset your lost password:
+{{X-Cart:How_do_I_change_or_reset_my_admin_password%3F_(I_lost_it)}}
 == See also ==

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 <pre>DELETE FROM xcart_customers WHERE login = 'mytempadmin@example.com';
 INSERT INTO xcart_customers (login, password, usertype, email)
-VALUES ('mytempadmin@example.com', 'mytempadmin', 'P', 'mytempadmin@example.com',");</pre>
+VALUES ('mytempadmin@example.com', 'mytempadmin', 'P', 'mytempadmin@example.com');</pre>
 ''X-Cart PLATINUM edition''
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 <pre>DELETE FROM xcart_customers WHERE login = 'mytempadmin@example.com';
 INSERT INTO xcart_customers (login, password, usertype, email)
-VALUES ('mytempadmin@example.com', 'mytempadmin', 'A', 'mytempadmin@example.com',");</pre>
+VALUES ('mytempadmin@example.com', 'mytempadmin', 'A', 'mytempadmin@example.com');</pre>
 In Admin area, go to the Password Recovery page:

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 In Admin area, go to the Password Recovery page:
-#* On the Admin area home page (<u>httр://<YOUR_XCART_DOMAIN>/admin/home.php</u>), click the "Forgot password?" link.<br />OR
+* On the Admin area home page (<u>httр://<YOUR_XCART_DOMAIN>/admin/home.php</u>), click the "Forgot password?" link.<br />OR
-#* Enter the following address in your browser's address bar: <u>httр://<YOUR_XCART_DOMAIN>/admin/help.php?section=Password_Recovery</u>.
+* Enter the following address in your browser's address bar: <u>httр://<YOUR_XCART_DOMAIN>/admin/help.php?section=Password_Recovery</u>.
 Request change of password for the temporary admin account you just created: On the Password Recovery page, enter the email address you used for your temporary admin account and click '''Submit'''. An email message with a password reset link is mailed to your admin email address.

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 '''X-Cart versions 4.5.5 and later''':
-Decide on the login and password you would like to use for your temporary admin account. We recommend using your email address as login, as this works well both for stores using the 'Username as login' user authentication mode and stores using the 'Email as login' user authentication mode. Let's say you are going to use 'mytempadmin@example.com' for your admin login and 'mytempadmin' for your password.
+Decide on the login you would like to use for your temporary admin account. We recommend using your email address, as this works well both for stores with the 'Username as login' user authentication mode and stores with the 'Email as login' user authentication mode. Let's say you are going to use 'mytempadmin@example.com' as your admin login. You do not need to worry about creating a good password just now, it is not really important as you will have to change it before you can actually log in; for the sake of example, we'll use 'mytempadmin' as the password.
 Open your phpMyAdmin (supplied by your hosting company), click the "SQL" tab and run the following query:
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 VALUES ('mytempadmin@example.com', 'mytempadmin', 'A', 'mytempadmin@example.com',");</pre>
-...
+In Admin area, go to the Password Recovery page:
 == See also ==

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 '''X-Cart versions 4.5.4 and earlier''':
 Decide on the username and password you would like to use for your temporary admin account; for example, mytempadmin/mytempadmin.
-Open your phpMyAdmin (supplied by your hosting company), click the "SQL" tab and run this query:
+Open your phpMyAdmin (supplied by your hosting company), click the "SQL" tab and run the following query using the username and password you thought up:
-''X-Cart Gold edition''
+''X-Cart GOLD or GOLD PLUS edition''
 <pre>DELETE FROM xcart_customers WHERE login = 'mytempadmin';
 INSERT INTO xcart_customers (login, password, usertype)
 VALUES ('mytempadmin', 'mytempadmin', 'P');</pre>
-''X-Cart Pro edition''
+''X-Cart PLATINUM or PRO edition''
 <pre>DELETE FROM xcart_customers WHERE login = 'mytempadmin';
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 * Password: mytempadmin
-On an attempt to log in this way, you may get an error:
+On X-Cart versions 4.4.0 and later, an attempt to log in using the above method may cause an error:
 : ''Email address is invalid! Please correct''
-That happens when the "email_as_login" property is set to "Y". If that is the case, replace the username with your valid email address. For example, if your email address is mytempadmin@example.com, use the following query statement:
+This error occurs in stores using the 'Email as login' user authentication mode. If you got this error, replace the username in the above query statement with your valid email address and re-run the query. For example, if your email address is mytempadmin@example.com, use the following (the below example is for GOLD/GOLD PLUS):
-<pre>INSERT INTO xcart_customers (login, password, usertype)
+<pre>DELETE FROM xcart_customers WHERE login = 'mytempadmin@example.com';
 VALUES ('mytempadmin@example.com', 'mytempadmin', 'P');</pre>
 '''X-Cart versions 4.5.5 and later''':
 == See also ==

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 == Troubleshooting ==
-{{XC version|version=4.x|comment={{{1|up to 4.5.4}}}}}
 ===How do I change or reset my admin password? (I lost it)===
-. If you can log in to your X-Cart admin area using another account, please do so, and reset/modify the other admin password as needed.
+If you can log in to your X-Cart admin area using another admin account, please do so, and reset/modify the other admin password as needed.
-. If you cannot remember your admin password, there's still hope.
+If you cannot remember your admin password, there's still hope.
-The first thing you can try is to click the "Forgot password?" link from the admin area home page, for example:
+The first thing you can try is click the "Forgot password?" link from the admin area home page, for example:
 [http://www.example.com/xcart/admin/home.php http://www.example.com/xcart/admin/home.php]
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 Enter the admin username and email address, then submit the form. Your account information will be mailed to you shortly.
-. If for some reason that doesn't work for you, you can create a temporary admin account and attempt to log in using that account.
+If for some reason that doesn't work for you, you can create a temporary admin account and attempt to log in using that account.
 Open your phpMyAdmin (supplied by your hosting company), click the "SQL" tab and run this query:
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 * Password: mytempadmin
-On an attempt to log in this way, you could get an error:
+On an attempt to log in this way, you may get an error:
 : ''Email address is invalid! Please correct''
-That happens when your "email_as_login" property set to "Y". If that's the case, use the query statement as follows:
+That happens when your "email_as_login" property is set to "Y". If that is the case, use the following query statement:
 <pre>INSERT INTO xcart_customers (login, password, usertype)

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−	~~(Note: instruction is valid for X-Cart up to 4.5.4)~~

	1. If you can log in to your X-Cart admin area using another account, please do so, and reset/modify the other admin password as needed.		1. If you can log in to your X-Cart admin area using another account, please do so, and reset/modify the other admin password as needed.