
WordPress – How to create an admin user from database
If you want to create an admin user from the database, you can proceed with the following script:
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INSERT INTO `wp_users` (`user_login`, `user_pass`, `user_nicename`, `user_email`, `user_status`, `user_registered`) VALUES ('newadmin', MD5('pass123'), 'firstname lastname', 'email@example.com', '0', '2018-08-23 00:00:00'); INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` (`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) VALUES (NULL, (Select max(id) FROM wp_users), 'wp_capabilities', 'a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";}'); INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` (`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) VALUES (NULL, (Select max(id) FROM wp_users), 'wp_user_level', '10'); |