--- /dev/null
+<?php
+/**
+ * Change the password of a given user
+ *
+ * @package MediaWiki
+ * @subpackage Maintenance
+ *
+ * @author Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
+ * @copyright Copyright © 2005, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
+ */
+
+class ChangePassword {
+ var $dbw;
+ var $user, $password;
+
+ function ChangePassword( $user, $password ) {
+ $this->user = User::newFromName( $user );
+ $this->password = $password;
+
+ $this->dbw =& wfGetDB( DB_MASTER );
+ }
+
+ function main() {
+ $fname = 'ChangePassword::main';
+
+ $this->dbw->update( 'user',
+ array(
+ 'user_password' => wfEncryptPassword( $this->user->getID(), $this->password )
+ ),
+ array(
+ 'user_id' => $this->user->getID()
+ ),
+ $fname
+ );
+ }
+}
+if ( in_array( '--help', $argv ) )
+ die(
+ "Usage: php changePassword.php [--user=user --password=password | --help]\n" .
+ "\toptions:\n" .
+ "\t\t--help\tshow this message\n" .
+ "\t\t--user\tthe username to operate on\n" .
+ "\t\t--password\tthe password to use\n"
+ );
+
+$optionsWithArgs = array( 'user', 'password' );
+require_once 'commandLine.inc';
+
+$cp = new ChangePassword( @$options['user'], @$options['password'] );
+$cp->main();