Translations:Manual:Resetting passwords/29/en

However, it's generally far easier and safer to use "Email new password" or use the changePassword.php script. You should only use direct DB modification as a last resort, as its very easy to accidentally mess up your wiki. Always backup your database before doing any manual modification. The following only works when using MediaWiki's default authentication provider. If you are using an extension that modifies the authentication process (Like LDAPAuth), the following may not work.