wordpress change password programmatically code example

Example 1: wordpress change user password sql

UPDATE `wp_users` SET `user_pass` = MD5( 'new_password' ) WHERE `wp_users`.`user_login` = "admin_username";

Example 2: password change logout from wordpress

// Get current logged-in user.
$user = wp_get_current_user();

// Change password.
wp_set_password($new_password, $user->ID);

// Log-in again.
wp_set_auth_cookie($user->ID);
wp_set_current_user($user->ID);
do_action('wp_login', $user->user_login, $user);