When you search google on how to change / reset user password most tips includes changing this from the database. Yet there is imho better way that use Laravels Tinker Laravel REPL All Laravel applications include Tinker, a REPL powered by the PsySH package. Tinker allows you to interact with your entire Laravel application on the command line, including the Eloquent ORM, jobs, events, and more. To enter the Tinker environment, run the tinker Artisan command: