How to reset Admin password with Toolbox Discuz! X5.0

admin · Posted on yesterday 23:35

There's a small tip for webmaster to use Toolbox.
+ By default, install/index.php will redirect us to Installation Wizard.
+ If we rename index.php to tool.php and we'll browse: https://yourdicuz-forum.com/install/tool.php

That's the way we reach Discuz! Toolbox for :
- reset founder password: the fastest way to reset admin root password
- update cache: when you need apply changes to the website
- Restore database: to rollback website to most stable database backup version.
- directory detection: check which files, folders are not matched with origional one.

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admin · Posted on 9 hour(s) ago

For security reason, we'll add a very simple authentication process to access install/index.php or install/tool.php

// After line: define('IN_DISCUZ', true);
// Tool mode authentication
define('TOOL_MODE_PASSWORD', 'your_strong_password_here'); // Change this!
$request_uri = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
if (basename($request_uri) != 'index.php') {
// This is tool mode, require authentication
session_start();
// Check if already authenticated
if (!isset($_SESSION['tool_auth']) || $_SESSION['tool_auth'] !== true) {
// Handle login form submission
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST' && isset($_POST['tool_password'])) {
if ($_POST['tool_password'] === TOOL_MODE_PASSWORD) {
$_SESSION['tool_auth'] = true;
// Redirect to remove POST data
header('Location: ' . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
exit;
} else {
$error = 'Invalid password!';
}
}
// Show login form
header('HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden');
echo '<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Tool Mode Authentication</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: #f0f0f0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; height: 100vh; margin: 0; }
.login-box { background: white; padding: 30px; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); width: 300px; }
h2 { margin-top: 0; color: #333; }
input { width: 100%; padding: 10px; margin: 10px 0; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 4px; box-sizing: border-box; }
button { width: 100%; padding: 10px; background: #007bff; color: white; border: none; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer; }
button:hover { background: #0056b3; }
.error { color: red; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 14px; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="login-box">
<h2>Tool Mode Access</h2>
' . (isset($error) ? '<div class="error">' . htmlspecialchars($error) . '</div>' : '') . '
<form method="post">
<input type="password" name="tool_password" placeholder="Enter tool password" autofocus>
<button type="submit">Authenticate</button>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>';
exit;
}
}

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