How to retrieve or create a new WordPress admin user in the event of a disaster
If you need to recover an administrator user in WordPress or create a new one in case of an emergency, you can do so by following these steps:
Access your WordPress site database. You can do this through phpMyAdmin from the cdmon control panel.
In your WordPress database, open the "wp_users" table and locate the record of the user you want to recover, or create a new record if necessary. To create a new one, click on “Insert” in the main database menu once you are inside the users table. In the image below, it is highlighted in green:
Modify the "user_login", "user_email", and "user_pass" fields as needed. If you are creating a new user or recovering access, make sure to set a secure password using a hash function such as md5.
Ensure that the "user_status" field has a value of 0 for the user you have just created.
Modify the "meta_value" field so that it contains the value: a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";} to grant the user administrator permissions.
After completing these steps, log in to your WordPress site with the recovered or newly created administrator user. If your site is in a critical state, these steps will allow you to regain access and take control in order to resolve the issue. However, we strongly recommend making a backup of your database before performing any modifications.
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