How to Reset Your Password
Password security is necessary to keep your online accounts and personal information safe from unauthorized access and to avoid issues such as account hijacking or identity theft. If you think your account was breached, we recommend that you reset your password immediately. Using strong and unique passwords helps prevent malicious hackers from compromising your accounts and stealing your personal data.
This article will discuss how to reset a lost password for your various systems and services so you don't experience account lockout.
Remember that once you reset your password, you may want to clear your browser's cache and cookies to force it to stop trying to authenticate with the old password. Please visit the article on How to Clear Browser Cache.
Why is clearing cache and cookies important?
Failure to clear your browser's cache may result in login errors or access issues, as your browser may retain your outdated passwords. Clearing your cache and cookies will refresh the authentication process and make sure that you are using the updated password to securely access your accounts.
How to Create a Strong Password
Here are some tips on creating a strong password to protect your online accounts from unauthorized access.
- The length of your password plays an important role. It must be at least 12 characters long.
- Create a password that incorporates uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
- Use memorable phrases instead of complex strings that you might forget anyway.
- Use a tool like a password manager to store and generate strong and unique passwords.
- You may want to make a habit of updating your passwords regularly.
- Avoid including personal information in your password, such as birth dates, addresses, etc.
- Avoid using common phrases, such as "qwerty," "password," etc. This is easily cracked by password-automated bots.
- Avoid using dictionary words. Hackers can employ a list of words from every kind of dictionary against a password database.
- Do not share your passwords! Sharing your password with friends or family members may seem harmless, but passwords are prone to being mishandled. You don't want your passwords to fall into the wrong hands.
For more details, you can visit our support guide, How to Create a Strong Password.
How to Reset Passwords on Different Platforms
Take the next step in securing your account by doing password resets. Please see the articles linked below on how to reset your password on different platforms.
- Account Login Password
- Email Password
- File Directory Password
- FTP Password
- Joomla Password
- Microsoft 365 Password
- MySQL Password
- osCommerce Password
- Resold Account Password
- WHM (Root) Password
- WordPress Password
Account Password
To reset a forgotten password or update the password you use to log in to your Bluehost account, check out the article below.
You may also want to enable the two-factor authentication feature of your Account Manager to add a second layer of security to your account. For more information, visit the following article.
Email Password
If you know your email password, you can change the password through webmail. Otherwise, you will need to update the password in the cPanel. Learn how to reset your email password on cPanel and webmail.
File Directory Password
The easiest method of password-protecting a single file on your hosting account is first password-protecting the directory containing that file using the Password Protect Directory tool in your cPanel. The article linked below will show you how to manually password-protect a directory (folder) on your account.
FTP Password
If you cannot connect to your hosting account via FTP, reset your password in your Account Manager's FTP Management section.
Joomla Password
If you need to do a password reset for your Joomla site and don't have access to the User Manager, you can recover your account by updating the password through the database. The article below will guide you in resetting the password for your Joomla account using phpMyAdmin.
Microsoft 365 Password
A temporary password must be generated to reset your password on Microsoft 365. You need to request a temporary password, log in, and reset your password to recover your account.
MySQL Password
There may be a few instances when you may need to reset a database password. Passwords can be reset for all or individual MySQL users. The main MySQL user is primarily used to log in to phpMyAdmin; however, it can also be used in database connection scripts. If you use the MySQL username to connect to a database, you must modify the MySQL user password in your script.
osCommerce Password
Learn how to reset your password on osCommerce. Note that osCommerce does not have an easy-to-use Password Reset tool. Instead, you must remove the existing administrator account and create a new one. The article below will explain how to do so from within the database.
Resold Account Password
If you are a reseller and need to reset the password for a resold account, you can either update the password yourself or force a password reset email to be generated for your client. If you would like to force a client to reset their password, please see the article below.
WHM (Root) Password
To log in to WHM, you must first create a Root password. Learn how to set the Root password and then how to log in to WHM.
WordPress Password
If you have lost or forgotten your WordPress password, you can request a reset directly from your wp-admin login page. If you are not sure of the email address associated with your installation, you can reset your password through its database. For detailed account recovery steps, please visit the article below.
Summary
If you have lost your password for various systems and services such as account login, email, file directory, FTP, Joomla, Microsoft 365, MySQL, osCommerce, resold account, WHM (Root), and WordPress, you can easily reset your password by following the relevant articles provided in this guide. Don't forget to create a strong password once you reset it.
Once you have reset your password, remember to clear your cache and cookies. This article also explains why clearing your browser cache and cookies is essential after a password reset.
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