Joomla is already having its first days under 1.5 version and most of us
are eager to find out the new features and improvements that it may have.
The majority of components, modules, mambots and templates are still NOT
compatible wtih Joomla 1.5.
So, you must be carefull when upgrading or installing a new website
 under Joomla 1.5 To make it easier for ya we are going to write down a simple guide to
 make your 1.0 template compatitble with 1.5, so here it goes:

• Find the css file(located under templates/name_of_template/css/)
and rename it from template_css.css to template.css,
 if its already named like this then just leave it.

This is a simple guide that will help you reset your password so you can gain access to the backend of Joomla.

In order to follow this  guide you must have access to your Joomla Database through phpMyAdmin.

Follow me throught the steps below:

1) Login to your Joomla Database through phpMyAdmin and select it.

2) Select table " jos_users " and click browse.

3) A new window opens where you find all the users registered with your website including " Admin ", now go to the line that has  the " admin " username and select the edit button(in fact it looks like a pencil).

4) In new window that opens go to the box that has the record for " password " and select it. In there you will put your new password only first you must encode it.

5) Keep your phpMyAdmin window open and open the encrypter website inside a new window.

6) Put next to the " Encrypt " box the password that you desire to use.

Lets say its " newpassword " without the quotes.

7) Press encrypt and wait until the Md5 hash password gets revealed, in our case is "5e9d11a14ad1c8dd77e98ef9b53fd1ba" without the quotes. Copy that password and paste it to your previous window where you have the phpMyAdmin.

8) Save it by pressing the " Go " button at the end of the page.

9) Go to htttp://www.yourwebsite.com/administrator

10) Place your new login details which in our example are:

Username: Admin

Password: newpassword

Thats all folks! This is an easy way to access your website after being locked out.

 Remember that Joomla uses its pasword hashed with md5 encryprion and thats why we must encode our password and then

paste it to the table.

If you have any questions or comments contact us through the contact form.