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Retrieving Password

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:51 pm
by Celebri-Net
Is there any way to get your previous mySQL PW from a backup?

Re: Retrieving Password

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:54 am
by garvinhicking
Hi!

No, you can only set a new password using phpMyAdmin or other MySQL tools.

Passwords are stored as md5 hashes, there is no real way to retrieve them (unless using brute force or rainbow tables).

Best regards,
Garvin

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:30 pm
by Celebri-Net
thanks for the help gavin, I'll look into it...