Added admin user via Phpmyadmin, won't let me in

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  • If there was already an admin user in the database you could just change the password in PHPMyAdmin, just make sure to set the function to MD5. Much easier than trying to add a new user. If you do not get all the characters exactly right it will not line up and give you access.

    Thread Starter wpuser40895

    (@wpuser40895)

    I actually deleted the admin user, so so much for that.

    What would you suggest I do?

    That method at the link you posted works, so I would say double check everything, all it takes is one character to be wrong.

    Thread Starter wpuser40895

    (@wpuser40895)

    I”ve double checked and don’t see anything wrong.

    I did make several mistakes with other users in the database previously (I’ve deleted them from the database), and I do have some databases that are named wp_w8f7xx_users and wp_w8f7xx_usersmeta

    You can check the config.php to verify what the correct database and prefix is.

    Thread Starter wpuser40895

    (@wpuser40895)

    How do I get to config.php?

    And what happens if the correct database and prefix is the same as the info I entered?

    Frankly, I’m at my wits end.

    Thread Starter wpuser40895

    (@wpuser40895)

    Oh wait, I found the error. Turns out it was the quotation marks that got me.

    Thanks for your help though!

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