Originally Posted by zoomway
OK, let me tell you what I've tried so far. I did ftp in and change the config.inc.php email to [email protected]. I sent for my password again after the change, but it still didn't work. So, I created a new nick at the practice board, then in phpMyAdmin, I changed that membership from "User" to "Administrator" and logged in, but it didn't see the new member I created as an administrator. It's like the changes I make in phpMyAdmin don't take. They do show up on the _USERS screen but it's like they're phantoms, because the changes don't change anything. That's where things stand now.

You said to test the email address I create in the config file. I sent an email to that address from the email addy I use as my personal email account on the board. It went through, no problem. Is that what was supposed to happen, or was it supposed to do something additional? Anyway, that's my update. Thanks for not giving up.
First your test board is ubb 7.3.1 not 7.5.8
If you are going to edit the database directly to give your new member name admin rights you will need to know the member id number of your new name.

Then in phpmyadmin
edit the table
USER_GROUPS
Not USERS

You will see a row with your new member number called user ID
Next to it you will see Group ID
Group ID 4 is the normal users group
Group ID 1 is the admin group

So you would add a row with your new user ID and a group ID of 1
To make your new entry a admin.

Be careful what you do.


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