Urgent password help

[mahmuttunc]

hello i have a forum and i am only admin.i have lost my password and cannot acces my admincp of in the forum i have acces to ftp and all other parts of site is there a way for me to solve this?

[snakes1100]

Reset you password via "forgot password" link on your site.

or

Upload tools.php into your admincp folder, run it from a browser and enter your customer number, use the option to reset your admin password.

[mahmuttunc]

where do i get the tools.php file ?

[snakes1100]

Its in the "do not upload" folder of your vbulletin software that your downloaded from vbulletin.com

[Reecey]

or on your host control panel go into the phpmyadmin and choose your forum database and find the catagory user's and then chose browse and look for your user the password can be changed there.

i can do this for you if you wish me to but that is only if you want me to.

hope this help's.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

There is no need to do anything manually in the database, and you should always try to avoid manual editing in the database.

[Reecey]

if he is finding it hard to use the tools.php i would suggest doing it this way serveral times ive done it and ive had no trouble at all with it
another option would be to make another user (if possible) in phpmyadmin choose the foru database and select the user click browse and change the user's rank/perms. also another way on your file manager find the file called config.php (whatever folder your forum root is/includes/(find config.php in this folder) and the new user id that you have just made if you get the user's id number find inside the config file the super administrator's part and enter the number with a "," after the number that is already thier (e.g.1,2). then refresh and you should be admin once again then just change your passwor on the other account (preferbly something u remeber) and then your rolline but i would suggest deleting the user id keep that password written down (off of you computer try a peice of paper !) just incase this happens once again.
Hope it helps

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Based on years of experience in creating vBulletin modifications, providing official jelsoft support for vBulletin and running many vBulletin sites, i still advise not to do any manual database editing unless there is no other solution.

Ofcourse everyone is free to listen to the advice of those members they think are providing a good answer.

[Reecey]

well it seems to me that all my attempts to try an resolve this issue are being cancelled out by you

[Paul M]

Just register another user account and use tools.php to make it an admin. Perfectly simple.

[Dismounted]

well it seems to me that all my attempts to try an resolve this issue are being cancelled out by you
Marco was simply providing his opinion.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

well it seems to me that all my attempts to try an resolve this issue are being cancelled out by you
You are free to give any advice you think is appropriate. I have the right to post my (professional) opinion on your advice. If I think someone is giving bad advice or not the best advice, then I will inform the user on that.

[mahmuttunc]

thank you guys for all your help.i sorted it out through the phpmyadmin way.problem solved

[Reecey]

WOOOOOOO looks like i rock :D