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// ADD NEW ADMIN USER TO WORDPRESS
// ----------------------------------
// Put this file in your Wordpress root directory and run it from your browser.
// Delete it when you're done.
require_once 'wp-blog-header.php';
require_once 'wp-includes/registration.php';
// CONFIG
$newusername = 'your_username';
$newpassword = 'your_password';
$newemail = 'your_email';
// Make sure you set CONFIG variables
if ($newpassword != 'your_password' && $newemail != 'your_email' && $newusername != 'your_username') {
// Check that user doesn't already exist
if (!username_exists($newusername) && !email_exists($newemail)) {
// Create user and set role to administrator
$user_id = wp_create_user($newusername, $newpassword, $newemail);
if (is_int($user_id)) {
$wp_user_object = new WP_User($user_id);
$wp_user_object->set_role('administrator');
echo 'Successfully created new admin user. Now delete this file!';
} else {
echo 'Error with wp_insert_user. No users were created.';
}
} else {
echo 'This user or email already exists. Nothing was done.';
}
} else {
echo "Whoops, looks like you didn't set a password, username, or email before running the script. Set these variables and try again.";
}
?>
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