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| wpreset.sh

#!/usr/local/bin/bash
# Wordpress Password Reset
# <Ketan Patel> k2patel@hotmail.com
 
if [ $# -lt 2 ]
then
   echo "Usage: $0 <Blog Location> <new Password> [<Admin User>]"
elif [ $# -lt 3 ]
then
   WPUser='admin'
else
   WPUser=$3
fi
 
RESET="UPDATE wp_users SET user_pass=MD5('$2') WHERE user_login='admin'"
 
cd $1
 
DBNAME=`grep DB_NAME wp-config.php | cut -d "'" -f 4`
DBPASS=`grep DB_PASSWORD wp-config.php | cut -d "'" -f 4`
DBHOST=`grep DB_HOST wp-config.php | cut -d "'" -f 4`
DBUSER=`grep DB_USER wp-config.php | cut -d "'" -f 4`
 
if mysql -h $DBHOST -u $DBUSER -p$DBPASS $DBNAME -e "$RESET"
then
        echo "new password set to '$2'"
else
        echo "Failed!!"
fi
 
exit