I can't log into my local copy of Magento — how to use lost password with local copy of software?

Question

I have a local install of Magento on my Mac using MAMP. I need to retrieve my password, but the lost password is obviously not working out of the box.

Is there a way wi

Answer 1

Here's a dirty fix courtesy of Rick Torres which worked for me...

Open file... /app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php

Around line 100 you will find...

call_user_func_array('session_set_cookie_params', $cookieParams);

Comment it out like this...

//call_user_func_array('session_set_cookie_params', $cookieParams);

And you're done.

Bear in mind that hacking core files like this is not ideal as when you update to a newer version of Magento this file may be overwritten. Also remember to uncomment the line when you move the site to a live server ;)