lost username and password and upgrade?

i cannot get into my admin i think that my username and password have been changed- I am using 2.2 version i have downloaded the better version but dont know how to install it on my website can anyone help? please i am a basic web designer so my techincal ability is limited

Do a search on the net for the 2.2 exploit.

hi there
thanks for posting a reply so quickly ! i am sorry to say i dont really understand what you want me to do i did a search as you said but it did not make things any clearer

There are multiple threads in this forum that deal with restoring the admin username and password. Please use the search function.

I have the same problem, I can not enter the admin area ! please help !

hi there
i am sorry carbonize i did do a search before i posted the question, the guestbook was installed by someone in the states for me so i am very unsure what to do , do i need him to go in and sort it ? As i dont think i have any files on my pc that i can go into to sort it?
thanks again for any help

Enmagc and Hz,

There's lots of posts on this forum that should help you. If you're still stuck you need to submit another post with the URL of your guestbook. If you do that me or someone else can have a look at resetting the passwords.

You also need to prevent hackers getting in - check this post... <<http://proxy2.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3475>>

Trevor

hi trevor thanks for the reply
the guestbook is in my website http://www.draconiantattoo.com
if you can help it would be much appreciated
if it is updated to the better version will i lose all the signings from my old one?

There are ways and means of upgrading the guestbook without losing your posts but make a back up of the SQL tables first to be safe. You will need to access your SQL database to restore the default username and password. The values can be found in the install.php file.

On the webdesign may I suggest you make the text in the left pane part of the link and not just the images and possibly less space between them. You could also style the scrollbars to better fit in with the site as well as making the frames borderless.