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Add a new admin user to wordpress via mySQL
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-- these are the only values you need to set | |
-- and then just run these in squence from the mysql terminal | |
-- | |
SET @USER := 'Your User Name'; | |
SET @EMAIL := '[email protected]'; | |
SET @PASS := 'your-password-here'; | |
-- | |
-- wordpress will 'upgrade' the MD5 on your first login | |
-- | |
INSERT INTO `wp_users` | |
( `ID`, `user_login`, `user_pass`, `user_nicename`, `user_email`, `user_url`, | |
`user_registered`, `user_activation_key`, `user_status`, `display_name`) | |
VALUES ( | |
null | |
, @USER | |
, MD5(@PASS) | |
, @USER | |
, '' | |
, now() | |
, '' | |
, '0' | |
, @USER); | |
SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() INTO @USER_ID; | |
INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` | |
(`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) | |
VALUES | |
(NULL, @USER_ID, 'wp_capabilities', 'a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";}'); | |
INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` | |
(`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) | |
VALUES | |
(NULL, @USER_ID, 'wp_user_level', '10'); |
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