Can't access admin

  • Resolved Hypnodon

    (@hypnodon)


    10 years, 9 months ago

    Hi
    I can get into my site as a visitor no problem but when I try to go in to add anything I get a 404 error. I’m simply using the site address followed by /wp-admin which I’m pretty sure I was using before. Maybe a plug in caused it but I have no idea what to do next. I could duplicate to a different domain but there are hard links to this site that I don’t want to lose. I have a feeling I could be doing something really dumb here but I’ll take the criticism for a good answer.

    Cheers
    Don

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    Have you tried: – deactivating ALL plugins temporarily to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate them individually (one-by-one) to find the problematic plugin(s).
    – switching to the unedited default, core-bundled Theme (such as Twenty Twelve, Twenty Thirteen or Twenty Fourteen) for a moment using the WP dashboard to rule out any theme-specific issue.
    – resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems (because the hooks remain unless plugins completely removed or some plugins stick around in cached files. So by renaming the folder, you break them and force them inactive).
    – If the above troubleshooting steps fail to resolve the issue, try MANUALLY re-uploading all files and folders EXCEPT the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory from a fresh download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the new ones. Read the Manual Update directions first!
    – BTW, if you haven’t already done, always backup everything (including your database) before doing any actions, just in case something really goes wrong. It’s a great safety net.

    Thread Starter Hypnodon

    (@hypnodon)

    That’s all great advice and when I can get in I’ll definitely use it. My problem is that I can’t even get in. Best way I can describe this is to use my site name. If I address 2old4mr.com the site is there and working fine. ut if I address 2old4mr.com/wp-admin I expect to see a request for my password but all I get is, and this is a quote:- “Not Found The requested URL /wp-admin was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.”
    It mentions port 80 as well but that means nothing to me. Very confusing but thank you for helping. Love your logo by the way.
    Don

    Thread Starter Hypnodon

    (@hypnodon)

    Hey Tara. Told you I could be dumb. I’m embarrassed to say that the site I was trying to reach isn’t even a WordPress site. No wonder I couldn’t log in. I do have WordPress sites though so I’m very grateful for the info you gave me. Thanks again
    Don

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    you are welcome ??

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