February 12, 2011 
Definition:
function wp_set_password( $password, $user_id ) {}
Updates the user’s password with a new encrypted one.
For integration with other applications, this function can be overwritten to instead use the other package password checking algorithm.
Parameters
- string $password: The plaintext new user password
- int $user_id: User ID
Source code
function wp_set_password( $password, $user_id ) {
global $wpdb;
$hash = wp_hash_password($password);
$wpdb->update($wpdb->users, array('user_pass' => $hash, 'user_activation_key' => ''), array('ID' => $user_id) );
wp_cache_delete($user_id, 'users');
}
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