# Resetting the admin password

If you no longer remember the admin password **the only way to reset it is by changing it in the database**.

{% hint style="info" %}
For security purposes the password is stored in the database **SHA256 encrypted** and uses an **unique salt** per user.
{% endhint %}

## Steps to reset the password:

### A. Using the MySQL console

You can set a new password for the admin user using this MySQL query:

```sql
UPDATE ust_users SET password=SHA2(CONCAT(salt, 'NEW_PASSWORD'), 256) WHERE id=1;
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Make sure to replace `NEW_PASSWORD` with your actual password.\
If you want to reset the password using this command for a different user, you can change the "WHERE" statement to `name=username`.
{% endhint %}

### B. Using PHPMyAdmin:

1\. Access the **`ust_users`** table in your database.

2\. Copy the contents of the **`salt`** column from the admin user.

3\. Decide on your new password, and prefix it with the salt: **salt**MyNewPassword123

4\. Encrypt the salt+password as SHA256. 

{% hint style="info" %}
You can use an [online SHA256 encryption tool like this](https://passwordsgenerator.net/sha256-hash-generator/).
{% endhint %}

5\. Save that encrypted value in the password field.

#### **Example:**

So let's say the salt in the DB is **f57efb9fa449** and you want your new password to be **XXXyyyZZZ**

You concatenate them:  **f57efb9fa449XXXyyyZZZ**

Get the sha256 encrypted value using the site linked above: **`7ABE3FCED2D3A6FD77D4D703C3C24B6D1634B4F351380C0154A6ECA64AAE3EA4`**

Save the above hash in the `password` column of the admin user in the database:

![](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2\&ik=c8761517f4\&attid=0.1\&permmsgid=msg-a:r-6551002517205299543\&th=172d7b4ca46fad80\&view=fimg\&sz=s0-l75-ft\&attbid=ANGjdJ8_Lz5NF1_OF0irSLx_olhknqZLivNNrIJzBn_7NJRI5DCDmdn8soLIptYntCiQbEcnb8wxie9Z1qLxFZgRAXYtQAsst7Q_Ys5Vhet1kxgzchIiHmJFOh811wc\&disp=emb\&realattid=ii_k9r3meo81)

###


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.uxwizz.com/guides/resetting-admin-password.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.