This webpage has a redirect loop (cannot log into admin panel or database)

  • Resolved forallweknow

    (@forallweknow)


    10 years, 8 months ago

    Good day ~

    I seem to have created a monster. In attempting to move from an old site https://www.simplybodywise.robertwschmitt.com to a new URL https://www.simplybodywise.com, I have created a loop which doesn’t allow the new one to come up, logging into its Admin dashboard, and accessing its database via phpMyAdmin. I cannot access the old Admin dashboard, because it points to the new one.

    Evidently I know enough to be dangerous. I was following along the “Moving WordPress” codex at https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Moving_WordPress I set up the new URL, installed WordPress, copied and uploaded the core files, uploaded the database, used Search Replace DB from interconnectit.com to change all instances of the old URL to the new one. At that point, the new website was there; however, the links all pointed to the old URL. To be honest, I can’t exactly remember what I did next (which is where I wish I could hit Restore and go back). I remember changing the information that points to the database in wp-config.php ~ at the old? At the new? I can’t remember… And the loop ensued.

    Any help to get me out of this nightmare would be so greatly greatly appreciated.

    Peace, White Ash

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  • on simplybodywise.com

    • go into wp-config.php,
    • and see what database name and table prefix you’re using. take note.
    • log into phpmyadmin, visit said database, and (prefix)_options
    • set home and siteurl values to https://simplybodywise.com

    these are the two fields that matter. your issue may of happened from trailing slashing, the former url having a /wordpress/ installation directory, instead of your current one which doesn’t, or some sort of silly error like that. But the above should get the loop fixed.

    from there you can deal w/ your links using better methods (htaccess 301 redirects)

    Thread Starter forallweknow

    (@forallweknow)

    Thank you, davidsword! I have gotten out of the loop, and the navigation links seem to be cooperating. Interestingly, I had to change them to https://www.simplybodywise.com in order for them to work. But the looping is gone ~ huzzah!

    Now a new issue seems to have cropped up. The modifications to the theme are not coming through. Compare the old

    https://www.simplybodywise.robertwschmitt.com

    with the new

    https://www.simplybodywise.com

    which looks to have the regular template.

    When I searched the database, I saw that in wp_posts, there are 128 instances without the https://www., but that would not affect themes ~ correct?

    Again, thanks much for helping me get out of the looping. Any ideas on this themes issue?

    Appreciatively, wa

    Thread Starter forallweknow

    (@forallweknow)

    “change them” being home and siteurl….

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