Thanks for the helpful hints ! I found a simple script provided by OSTraining meant for Drupal 7 and I try changing some api names to backdrop and it works for me. Let me know if there's any issue with this way of working or better codes to be done. Thanks !
Replace "mypassword" with whatever you want to use as the password. The script accesses the backdrop password function and changes the password for you.
Step 4: Uninstall the PHP script and login
One you're done resetting passwords. Be sure to uninstall the php script you created by deleting it using FTP or your file manager.
Notes: This is successfully tested on backdrop v1.8.0
"Illegal value" can mean a hundred things. If you want help with it, please provide additional info about the error. You can check the error log to see how that came to be. But as I said, you...
Posted4 hours 10 min ago by Alejandro Cremaschi (argiepiano) on:
I did try porting it as I mentioned, I got the "other" option to show up in my select lists, but when I tried to do the other entry, I'd get an error that said "Illegal value" and I wasn't sure...
An alternative is to port the other module - porting takes a bit of knowledge of "under the hood" stuff, so I suggest you start with that, and post questions in the Backdrop Zulip channel whn...
Posted4 hours 27 min ago by Alejandro Cremaschi (argiepiano) on:
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One way to do this is with
drush:
To use
drush
with Backdrop install the Backdrop Drush Extension or use a tool like Lando that includes drush with it.There are also some scripts in the core/scripts directory that can help with resetting passwords.
Thanks for the helpful hints ! I found a simple script provided by OSTraining meant for Drupal 7 and I try changing some api names to backdrop and it works for me. Let me know if there's any issue with this way of working or better codes to be done. Thanks !
https://www.ostraining.com/blog/drupal/password-recovery-for-drupal-7
Here the steps:
Step 1: Create a short PHP script with code below
Step 2: Upload the PHP script to the main/root backdrop directory
Step 3: Use the PHP script from your browser address bar
Step 4: Uninstall the PHP script and login
Notes: This is successfully tested on backdrop v1.8.0