<?php
/*

Created by: craig@123marbella.com 16/03/2014

Name of script: Create WordPress Admin User

Description: This script will create an admin user in wordpress

Usage: Create a new file in the root of the hosting account and drop this code into it then execute the script through the browser.

Note: ALWAYS delete this file from the server after use. Not tested on WPMU!

*/

###################################################
//settings - change them if necessary
###################################################
//this will be the path to the wordpress install relative to the root of the site
//EG: if you have installed wordpress inside of a sub directory enter the name of the directory below.
//if wordpress is installed in the root, then leave the field empty
$wordpress_folder = "";

//preferred username
$username = "tempuser";

//preferred password
$password = "temppass";

//preferred email address
$email = 'email@domain.com';
###################################################
 //no need to change anything after here
###################################################

//check if there is a wordpress folder defined
if(!empty($wordpress_folder)) {
    $path_to_wp_load = $wordpress_folder .'/wp-load.php';
} else {
	$path_to_wp_load = 'wp-load.php';
}

echo '====================<br>';
echo 'Craigs Backdoor Wordpress Admin User Script<br>';
echo '====================<br>';

//first lets check if we can locate the wp-load.php file
echo 'checking for wp-load.php at '. $path_to_wp_load ;
echo '<br>';

if (!file_exists($path_to_wp_load)) {
    echo "ERROR! wp-load.php does not exist!";
    echo '<br>';
    exit;
}

echo $path_to_wp_load . ' EXISTS!';
echo '<br>';

//by now we should be plain sailing so go ahead and create the user

//execute the function to create the admin user
create_wp_admin_user($username, $password, $email, $path_to_wp_load);

function create_wp_admin_user($username, $password, $email, $path_to_wp_load) {

   //link this script into wordpress
   include($path_to_wp_load);

   if (!username_exists($username)) {
     $user_id = wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);
     $user = new WP_User($user_id);
     $user->set_role('administrator');

         echo 'user '.$username.' created! - dont forget to delete this file!!!!';
         echo '<br>';

   } else {

         echo 'ERROR! - ' . $username . ' already exists!';
         echo '<br>';
         exit;

   }

}

add_action('init','create_wp_admin_user');

echo '<br>';
echo '<-- end of script';
exit;