Alter Joomla Users Passwords with PHP MYSQL

CHANGE JOOMLA USER PASSWORD WITH CUSTOM PHP MYSQL SCRIPT (NO SESSIONS)

<?php
//connect to databse
require_once(‘connect.inc’);
$db=db_connect();

//basic form validation
if (empty($old_password ) || empty($new_password) || empty($confirm_password) || ($confirm_password != $new_password) || ($old_password != $old_pass)){
echo “<b>PLEASE FILL IN ALL DATA.</b><br/><br/>”;
}

$name = $_POST[‘name’];
$username = $_POST[‘username’];
$email = $_POST[’email’];
$password = md5($_POST[‘password’]);
$usertype = $_POST[‘usertype’];
$gid = $_POST[‘gid’];

$params = “admin_language=
language=
editor=
helpsite=
timezone=0”;

$command = “INSERT INTO jos_users VALUES (NULL, ‘”.addslashes($_POST[name]).”‘, ‘”.addslashes($_POST[username]).”‘, ‘”.addslashes($_POST[email]).”‘, ‘$password’, ‘”.addslashes($_POST[usertype]).”‘, 0, 0, ‘”.addslashes($_POST[gid]).”‘,   now(), now(), ”, ‘$params’)”;
$result = mysqli_query($db, $command);

<form method=POST action=”<?php echo $_SERVER[‘SELF’]; ?>”>
<table>
<tr>
<td align=right>
Name:
</td>
<td align=left>
<input type=text size=25 max=50 name=”name”>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=right>
Username:
</td>
<td align=left>
<input type=text size=25 max=50 name=”username”>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=right>
Email:
</td>
<td align=left>
<input type=text size=25 max=50 name=”email”>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=right>
Password:
</td>
<td align=left>
<input type=password size=12 max=12 name=”password”>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=right>

</td>
<td align=left>
<input type=”hidden” size=12 max=12 name=”usertype” value=”Registered”>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=right>

</td>
<td align=left>
<input type=”hidden” size=12 max=12 name=”gid” value=”18″>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2 align=center>
<input type=submit value=”SUBMIT”>
</td>
</tr>
</TABLE><br>
</form>