I did it a few times but always made a search and dug WordPress code. So, just generate a new password: PHP -r ‘echo crypt(“new_wp_pass”) . “\n”;’ and update specified user in the table wp_users: UPDATE wp_users SET user_pass=’generated password hash’ where ID=’desire user ID’;
Check password quality with Perl
When you manage some serious system where users can change their passwords you’ll face with problem of quality of those passwords. There is a Perl module – Data::Password, which may do all work to check user passwords: length or the number of character groups. Also, it’s possible to make more complicated checking: the password does not contain the same chars repeatedly or ascending or descending […]