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====== Admin account in database ======

Setup or change the admin account.

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**Docu:** -- \\
**Forum:** [[http://forum.phpwcms.org/viewtopic.php?t=2186|FAQ: I can not login! What could it be?]] 

**Autor:** Oliver Georgi http://phpwcms.de  //(2009/12/13) //  \\
**CMS-Version:** >= V1.x.x  \\
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**Here are some things you should check in same order:**

=== 1) ===

**Did you mark the ##[X] "create admin account"## during installation?**

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=== 2) ===

 **Username/password are case sensitive - be sure that you use correct notation.**

=== 3) ===
 **I have forgotten my username and/or password. How can I set a new one or change it without login?**

  * Open your phpMyAdmin (or preferred MySQL admin utility) and open the table "phpwcms_user" //(remember: maybe you have prefix set)//. 
  * Select the user entry you want to change/edit //(click on table, click browse...)// \\ and set new values (here described for default login/password:

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Once the change has been made, you should be able to log in again.