How to reset the forgotten wordpress password

Did you ever forget password of your blog? Well, it happened to me yesterday. I had no choice but to reset it. In case you are facing similar situation, this article can help you.
Its simple to reset password in wordpress database via your webserver’s control panel.

Step #1. Access phpmyadmin via cpanel

Go to www.yourblogname.com/cpanel. Enter username and password. Go to database section and click on phpmyadmin icon. You will be redirected to phpmyadmin.

Step #2. Access your blog’s database

You will see yourblogsname_wrdp1 database on the left side of the phpmyadmin interface. Click on the database and browse the table name wp_users.

Step #3. Reset your password

Wordpress save password in md5 mood. So you need to (1)select new password and (2) convert it into md5 to reset it.
To convert the password into md5 encryption, you can use the following php script

$new_password="easy2remember";
echo md5($new_password);

You can also google the term “md5 generator” to access free online md5 converters like one available at “http://www.allhype.co.uk/tools/md5/”