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this changes password in database:

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  $query="update jos_users set password='".md5('$pass')."' username='".$user."' ";
  $db->setquery( $query );
  $db->query();

.. user cannot log in.

this:

code: select all

  $userobj = jfactory::getuser($this->getidbyusername($user));
  $password = array('password' => $pass, 'password2' => $pass);
  $userobj->bind($password));
  $userobj->save();

gives me server 500 error.

anyone know how achieve this?

the site runs joomla 1.5.26

ok, here's how it:

code: select all

  $userobj = jfactory::getuser($userid);
  $password = array('password' => $pass, 'password2' => $pass);
  $userobj->bind($password));
  $userobj->save();

find $userid of user account want access , user object getuser.
bind $userobj password array defined above.
save $userobj.

simpler donald trump!