Reset password on WordPress deployed to Azure

Question

I have created a WordPress site on Windows Azure using the gallery.

I understand that Azure sites do not have SMTP capabilities.

How do I do a password reset on a WordPress site if it can't send email? I know that I can specify an SMTP server (like Gmail) in the WordPress settings and/or with a WordPress plugin. But I have to be able to login to do that.

It seems like WordPress site installs from the gallery are not completely functional because of the lack of a password reset option. Is there any other way to do this that I'm missing?

Answer 1

If all you need is access to your wordpress administration - so that you can install additional plugins that will give you the option you lack then you can update your password dirctly in the database.
see this codex page:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password#Through_MySQL_Command_Line
Starting with MySQL version 5.x you can also run this command:

"UPDATE (name-of-table-you-found) SET user_pass = MD5('"(new-password)"') WHERE ID = (id#-of-account-you-are-reseting-password-for);" (actually changes the password) 

also this page has some info about azure and sending e-mails:
How can i send an Email using PHP at windows Azure?

Answer 2

Actually you could use SMTP on WordPress in Azure by adding a plugin for configure the SMTP service. These are two of the plugins you can find. Personally i have tested configure-smtp and is working very well. Give a try to it and leave feedback.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/configure-smtp/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/