Disable WordPress plugins via FTP or within PHPMyAdmin

Here are various ways to disable all WordPress plugins at once in cPanel.

Disable all plugins via FTP or FileManager

Step 1. Login to cPanel > File Manager

Step 2. Open /wp-content folder

Step 3. Rename /plugins folder to plugins.bak

Disabling all plugins using PhpMyAdmin

Step 1. Login to your PHPMyAdmin

Step 2. Open your database from the menu

Step 3. Locate the wp_options table

Step 4. Edit the active_plugins option and set a:0:{}

a:0:{}

Disabling all plugins using SQL QUERY

UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = '' WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins';