- August 31, 2006
- 2 comments
I wanted to make a few edits to some blog drafts but lacked sufficient permissions.
I’m no WordPress expert and our IT staff had left for the day.
Here’s a quick way to get WP admin privileges if you have a root password for the relevant server:
- Retrieve the WordPress mysql admin username and password from wp-config.php.
(This file is at the WordPress base directory.) - In mysql, look in wordpress.wp_users to find your userid.
- Update your wp_level to 10.
Shazam — you’re good to go. Happy edits.
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Perhaps a little bit more text would make this post healthy. is this some kind of hacking trick about word press?
It isn’t a security hack as you need to have command line access and permissions to the wordpress server.
It is a admin hack as it retrieves wordpress login data from outside wordpress, bypassing wordpress screens.