How to decode user password from wordpress mysql database

I just bought 2 wordpress sites with some posts in the databases. I want to use them but i don't know how to log in into the control panel. The guy who sell them to me, say "I don't know any passwords, i forgot it, because this sites are being not in use for long time".
I found 2 usernames with admin privilegies in the wp_users table, but the passwords are encrypted. Can i decrypt them, or do something else to use databases ?

 

Get your money back.
They speak of this here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/173329/how-to-decrypt-a-password-from-sql-server

Unfortunately, I don't know enough SQL tricks to help.
You may want to ask in the SQL section of the forum:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=108

 

This is very simple to do in phpMyAdmin. Send me a PM and I'll help you do it.

 

I'd like to know how to do this too for future reference, if you can share the process.

 

I've done it a number of times... just fire up phpMyAdmin - load up the MySql database for that website.

Go to wp_users table (or the first two letters, if you're smart, will be different... 'wp' is the default)

ID #1 is the admin, you'll see the Admin name (Which again, if you're smart, will *NOT* be the default 'admin')

Now, see 'user_pass'?

That's the MD5 coded password.

Forget trying to hack it. What you're going to do is replace it.

Google for any "MD5 Hash" generator - you'll find plenty of them.

Enter your new password... for example: 'password'

The MD5 Hash generator site will spit out:

5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99

I went to a completely different site, and ran another MD5 hash, and sure enough, it spits back:

5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99

So cut and paste -DON'T TRY TO ENTER IT BY HAND!

Checkmark the box to the left on user #1... then click the 'change' tab

Paste your new value under 'user_pass' value... (on the right...)

Now click 'Go'.

Done... now simply go back to the site, and log in with your new password.

 

Nice. Thanks. You should make that a blog post.

 

Thank you very much Khadaji, this is just what i needed

 

To the left of the password field is a drop-down menu where you can select to MD5 the value so you don't have to go to another Website.
What you do is you simply remove the old MD5 code and replace it with your new password. Finally select MD5 from the drop down menu and hit "GO".

You can now log-in using your username/password you just created.

 

Learn something new everyday! Thanks!

 

That's good stuff guys. Thanks for sharing. Rep to both of you.

 

You are welcome.

 

Thank you !! This is the easiest way. I will not to forget it

 

Login to your phpmyadmin --> wp-user >> choose your username >> click EDIT >>> Type your password ( Choose MD5 selection ) >> ok

It's very easy

 

the thing you are talking about is reseting a wordpress passwords . I want to decrypt the password. Not change ... IF any one knows how ? ? share here or PM me

 

It's impossible to decrypt md5 that's why people are using it, because it's secure way for storing passwords and other important data.

 

Its really an useful thread. Learned a lot from here. Thanks for Khadaji, Yojance and olalinks.

 

You can try this forum: https://forum.hashkiller.co.uk/default.aspx

 

You can do it easily from PhpAdmin Soft. open database my phpadmin soft. go user table. edit password chart my select md
mdd5
md5 then

 

Use this online tool:- http://www.md5.cz/

 

There is no method to decode the wordpress password.. the easiest way is if you have a wordpress install for any website which password you know then copy the password string from there and paste newly bought wordpress site database so password will be updated. Otherwise there is no way to decode that.