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i have really bad mistake. i change "administator" to "moderator" in admin panel and i cant enter to admin panel. please help me. Sad
Go to: CPanel > Database Management > phpmyadmin > Click on "SQL" tab > and enter the following query and Press "Go"

 UPDATE `mybb_users` SET `salt` = '', `password` = '098f6bcd4621d373cade4e832627b4f6' WHERE `uid` = '1';  
thanks bro.
but its change my password.
username?
i change administator to moderator.
is it work?
Yes you can change your username and password using your admin cp. If you further need help you can pm me with your forum url and demo admin account.
sent. please help.

i really thanks Euan T.
he solve my problem.

In the database, find your user in the mybb_users table and change the user group to "4".

Euan T Wrote:
AliRezA Nasehi Wrote:i have really bad mistake. i change "administator" to "moderator" in admin panel and i cant enter to admin panel. please help me. Sad

In the database, find your user in the mybb_users table and change the user group to "4".