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hi,

I want to reset an MD5 encrypted password.
I have changed the hash string by another one in the table but am nt able to access thru the new password as well.
i have access to the database as well as all the files, can somebody guide as to what are the steps to reset a MD5 password. from a-Z.
also the password hash string is more than 32 characters, i fail to understand what is it?
it is = e00cf25ad42683b3df678c61f42c6bda:e7

PLs guide
Cheers
Ron

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Hi there ajayajayajay and welcome to DaniWeb,

To the best of my knowledge, the whole point of the md5 function is that it is a one-way encryption of a string so that it cannot be decoded. This way if a hacker gains access to your database, they can't just "reset" all the passwords in your database and gain access to all that lovely account data.
As for your second question, I'm not sure exactl what is happening with your hash. What is your code for encoding the hash (the line that calls the md5 function)?

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