[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24668: Password manually entered during setup is stored in the database incorrectly

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#24668: Password manually entered during setup is stored in the database
incorrectly
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 Reporter:  cfeet77       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  3.5.2
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:  needs-patch
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 Password manually entered during setup is stored in the database
 incorrectly. This causes inability to login at first login as admin,
 requiring tweaking the wp_users table manually.

 Environment: WP 3.5.2, Windows Vista Business 32-bit, apache 2.2, php
 5.2.17, mysql.EXE  Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.18, for Win32 (ia32).

 Steps to reproduce: run install.php, enter strong password for admin, see
 it matching (green "Strong"), proceed. You will get to the login page. Try
 entering the password and see that it fails.

 After manually tweaking the wp_users table using md5sum as described in
 one of the support posts to reset the password, the problem is gone.

 This makes an unpleasant impression for a first-time user that WP does not
 work from day 1.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/24668>
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