WampServer

I have installed WampServer 2.0b on a Vista computer. Installation went well. I installed Joomla 1.013 afterwards and this procedure went well and I could access the control panel in Joomla.

BUT: When trying to login again into Joomla I was denied access with the error message: wrong userid or password or wrong access level. I double checked my user identity, but the user/password I entered during the installation of Joomla doesn't work anymore.

Does anyone know what's the problem?

--Arvendal

Hi,

Are you logging into the domain name followed by /administrator ?

You should be able to select the option 'Lost Password?' from the login screen and a new password will be sent to your email address - assuming you set up the SMTP / mail server configuration during the installation.

I hope you have a second Super Administrator user you can use.

Regards,

toivo
Sydney, Australia

Yes, I use the backend login at localhost/mywebsite/administration.

Yes, I entered an e-mail when I installed Joomla into Wampserver.

No, I can't see any option "lost e-mail" at the admin login web page.

This is a local development site so there's noone else that have access to it.


I did this procdure:
1. I installed Wampserver 2.0b with no problems other than I had to manually activate magic_quotes in PHP
2. I installed Joomla 1.013 with no problems, all system check was OK
3. I deleted the installation folder in Joomla
4. I logged in via the localhost/mywebsite/administration with no problems
5. I installed some templates, components, modules and plugins with no problems
6. I imported a database via phpMyAdmin with no problem
7. I browsed the local site for awhile and when I returned to Joomlas control panel I was logged out.
8. I could not login again. Error message: Incorrect Username, Password or Access Level
9. It's impossible to login even if I restart Wampserver
10. I have even tried to reinstall Joomla but the situation occurs again.

I have used JSAS for a long time on a XP computer with no problems at all. When I got this Vista PC I could not get JSAS to work properly so I decided to check WampServer, with all its good reviews on the Internet.

I guess my problems must have something to do with this Vista thing. I use Norton Protection Center which may as well cause some problems. But I don't know where to start look for solutions. I have a limited knowledge in PHP and Apache on the whole.

Anyone who recognize the problem?

--Arvendal

Hold your horses!

Today it was made clear that I need a new brain :-)

I browsed some other forums when I suddenly I felt this chill down my spine when I realized I must have imported the user details when I imported my database content. No wonder my password didn't work!

I am back in business now. This proves the fact that one must check and check again everything.

Sorry to have troubled you

--Arvendal

This sounds more like a Joomla problem. You could increase the 15 minute Admin Session Lifetime in the Joomla configuration.

Did you drop the database before you re-installed Joomla? I am not sure if the re-installation starts the user table from scratch or not.

Regards,

toivo
Sydney, Australia

Thanks for your help.
The problem is solved.
The admin password was overwritten when importing the database.


Yours
--Arvendal

Cheers,

toivo

toivo
Sydney, Australia