How to reset the phpBB admin password in the event you forgot nightmare.

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To reset your phpBB Admin password, please follow these steps: A)  Using your web hosting control panel or the every least you need to identify the MySQL database associated with your phpBB installation. You have to locate the config.php usually located in the phpBB default folder that you originally installed the application. Open the config.php with any text editor to review and locate the section that is set in red bold.  That information has the database username and password which allows you to gain access. // phpBB auto-generated configuration file // Do not change anything in this file! $dbms = 'mysql'; $dbhost = 'localhost'; $dbport = ''; $dbname = 'database_name'; $dbuser = 'database_user'; $dbpasswd = 'database_password'; $table_prefix = 'phpbb_'; $acm_type = 'file'; $load_extensions = ''; @define('PHPBB_INSTALLED', true); ?> B)  From…
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