How do you change the passwords for oscommerce?

[Silvergren]

Could someone please explain in exact detail and order, how I would change the password and user name for my oscommerce store?

 

My site was built by someone else, and now I get a fatal error when I try to email these individuals. So, please any help would be appreciated.

Silvergren

[Jack_mcs]

It depends on what kind of login method you are using. If it is .htaccess, you can probably change it from your hosts controll panels. If not, see if there is a password forgotten link on the login and use that.

 

Jack

[Silvergren]

Thank you for responding Jack.

 

The only way I was shown to log in is to do the www.blahblahblah.com/catalog/admin. My host provider godaddy does not have a control panel for oscommerce, nor much in the way of panels to use the site.

 

Do you know how I can change the password and username, so no one else has access to my site?

 

Thank you

[Jack_mcs]

You need to know what method you are using to protect it. When you get the login window, does it have a Password Forgotten link? If not, then you need to replace your .htaccess and .htpasswd files. I can give you instructions but it will require you to be able to find those. Are you able to ftp to your site?

 

Jack

[Silvergren]

You need to know what method you are using to protect it. When you get the login window, does it have a Password Forgotten link? If not, then you need to replace your .htaccess and .htpasswd files. I can give you instructions but it will require you to be able to find those. Are you able to ftp to your site?

 

Jack

 

 

No Jack it does not. I get a square box that has

 

Connect to www.blahblah.com

 

then shows an image with keys, -next

 

blah blah Store Admin

 

User name: [________]

Password: [________]

 

and a little box to click that has "Remember my password"

 

and two buttons, Ok Cancel

[Silvergren]

Oh and yes I do have ftp access, in case it makes a difference my ftp password is different then the oscommerce password

[Jack_mcs]

It sounds like you are using .htaccess to protect your admin. I will send you a link to a site to generated new files but you should check your control panel first to see if such an option exists on it since that would be easier.

 

Jack