Cannot login to website; passwords confirmed in phpAdmin

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  ianflynnbkc · Member · Mar 18, 2025 at 7:15 pm

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  I’ve been running WordPress for my site casually for years now and did the usual updates in January 2025. I attempted to login for basic maintenance in March and couldn’t log in. The installation account and both admin accounts were rejected.

  I logged into the host’s cPanel and went into the myPHP database and used the login credentials listed there. All were rejected. I tried Firefox and Chrome, both with clear caches.

  I logged into the WordPress installation from the cPanel and got in as the default admin. I got the updates done, then updated one of the admin logins to see if the password would stick. Logged out, tried logging in from wp_admin, and was rejected. Fresh password, as applied from the Dashboard. Password reset emails never arrive. What in the hell?

  Website: Drogune.com
  Basic WordFence and JetPack installations if that means anything.
  MySQL databases, WordPress installation, all plugins are up to date.