Programmatically login a user

// Automatic login //
$username = "Admin";
$user = get_user_by('login', $username );

// Redirect URL //
if ( !is_wp_error( $user ) )
{
    wp_clear_auth_cookie();
    wp_set_current_user ( $user->ID );
    wp_set_auth_cookie  ( $user->ID );

    $redirect_to = user_admin_url();
    wp_safe_redirect( $redirect_to );
    exit();
}

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