Lost your Joomla administrator password?

You can't retrieve a password in Joomla, because it's stored encrypted in the database. As an administrator, you can reset another user's password. Have you lost your own administrator password and the "Forgot your password?" link isn't working? Here's how to fix it:

1. Log in to DirectAdmin and open phpMyAdmin under Extra Features.
2. On the left, click the Joomla database and open the table ending in _users.
3. Find your administrator account and click Edit. phpMyAdmin is in English on our servers.
4. Replace the value in the password field with 21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3.
5. Click Go at the bottom to save the change.
6. Log in to Joomla with your username and the password admin.
7. Set a new, strong password in Joomla right away.

Detailed explanation with screenshots: Opening and using phpMyAdmin in the DirectAdmin manual.