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# How to Reset Joomla Administrator Password

There are 2 ways to reset your Joomla Administrator password.  This tutorial shall be divided into 2 sections. The first tutorial can be used to reset the password for Joomla user, except for Super User (Administrator)

Here are the steps to reset the password (**except Super User**)


### First Method: Applicable for All Except Super User

1.  Visit your Joomla administrator page at [www.yourdomain.com/joomla/administrator](www.yourdomain.com/joomla/administrator) and click on **Forgot your password ?** button. Remember to replace yourdomain.com with your own domain name.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/ce62da88-52b6-4265-8179-15780bcb1b22.png)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/887280d8-d28e-4656-b47b-84501b8117bd.png)

2. On the next page, you need to type the contact **email address** set up at the registration and submit the password reset request as follows: 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/89bf58ec-4eb2-4759-af6d-a642815f4206.png)


3. If you used the correct email address, the password reset reminder shall be delivered to you. So you are now able to recover your Joomla user profile access.




### Second Method:  How to Reset Super User Password Via PhpMyAdmin


1.  Login to your cPanel account and click on PhpMyAdmin as seen below:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/51613edf-ed94-4817-9787-2502588daffe.png)


|| NOTE: In case you forgot where to locate your Joomla database name, please use File Manager to locate the php file called configuration.php. It's named in this format User_Yourjoomladb


2.  Click on the " **+** " button to locate actual Joomla database. In my example, my Super username information is located on the 2nd page, so I need to go to 2nd page as highlighted below.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/ed628baf-b404-40e2-a4a2-70ec88deb364.png)


3. A list of tables will show up. Scroll down to find the one called **users **and click on it. Click on the edit button as well.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/974b20b3-7015-40a0-a19c-76dac31cc8df.png)


4. In the opened window, locate the password option and replace the current password with the new one in the Value column. Then change the function to **MD5** in the Function column and click **Go**: 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/56cf8734-79ce-450a-93ba-194548ef0f13.png)


5. You are now able to access your Joomla administrator account using your new password.