Unabe to log into Admin after renaming admin folder

[hectorcalcano]

I am getting ready to go live with my store and I came across "Steps in Securing Your Zen Cart Store SSL Security Protection Tips.

After completing step 2 (rename your admin folder), I am no longer able to log into my store admin. I get 500 Internal Server Error.

my domain is www.jewelsoftheland.com

I attempted to rename things the way they were but that did not help.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[blind1]

I had the same problem but I had played with the wrong configure file.
These are the instructions that i eventually followed and it works.

RENAME ADMIN DIRECTORY.

A - Open your admin/includes/configure.php, using a simple text editor like notepad. Change all instances of admin to your chosen new admin folder-name. For maximum security, you may want to consider that new folder name should include numbers and a combination of upper and lower case letters. The longer you make this folder's name the more secure it will be. Make sure you leave all the intact.

Change this section:
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/admin/');

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');

define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/admin/');

define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');
And this section:
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/mystore.com/www/public/admin/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/mystore.com/www/public/');
B - Find your Zen Cart™ /admin/ directory, using your FTP software or your webhost File Manager. Rename the directory to match the settings you just made in step A.


So you change all the red to something else - example: JoBlogs245 (you pick a name)

After that you need to then access your admin not at:
mycart_name/admin

But instead:
mycart_name/JoBlogs245

I would change your files back and start again - Good Luck

So you change all the red to something else - example: JoBlogs245 (you pick a name)

After that you need to then access your admin not at:
mycart_name/admin

But instead:
mycart_name/JoBlogs245

I would change your files back and start again - Good Luck

[hectorcalcano]

Thanks for the feed back.

When the original change did not work, I did try to rename back to /admin/ on the three sections and the folder but this did not work.


I changed these to test with:

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/7710Admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/7710Admin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

And this section:
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/jewelsof/public_html/7710Admin/');

however, this section does not match what your help file
shows:
/home/mystore.com/www/public/admin/

I may have copied an old backups configure file. I keep getting 500 Internal Server Error when I try to log in at www.jewelsoftheland.com/7710Admin/

Additional comments welcome.

[blind1]

Lokks like you have changed the congigure file but you need to rename your admin directory folder to the same for it to work.

If this is your file structure:
/home/mystore.com/www/public/admin/

then you change the admin to 7710Admin

example: /home/mystore.com/www/public/7710Admin/

but I wouldnt name it using the word admin/Admin etc

[hectorcalcano]

Again, thanks for your reply. I changed everything back to 'admin' and I cannot get access to the login page.

The link I'm trying to access is http://www.jewelsoftheland.com/admin/
the page that comes up is:
================================
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.


Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Apache/1.3.37 Server at www.jewelsoftheland.com Port 80

===============================

My admin/includes/configure.php contents are:

<?php
//
/**
*
* @package Configuration Settings
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
*/


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "store" version of configure.php. ***********/
/*************** The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other. ***********/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
// Main webserver: eg, http://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
// HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
/*
* URLs for your site will be built via:
* HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_ADMIN or
* HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN or
* HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_CATALOG or
* HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG
* ...depending on your system configuration settings
*/
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://jewelsoftheland.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://jewelsoftheland.com');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://jewelsoftheland.com');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://jewelsoftheland.com');

// Use secure webserver for catalog module and/or admin areas?
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'false');
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
//the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/jewelsof/public_html/admin/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/jewelsof/public_html/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');
define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_PREFIX', 'zen_');
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '*******');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '*******');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'jewelsof_zc1');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); // use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

// The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
// For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from: none, database, or file
// If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache
// or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
// ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache -- leave no trailing slash
define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'database');
define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/home/jewelsof/public_html/cache');

?>


Continued assistance is appreciated.

[blind1]

Hi hectorcalcano,

i had the same problem earlier after restoring my database and I had to upload fresh configure.php file to my site and then rename the admin folder again.

The other thing I have done before that had this effected the log in page was this:
I had changed the name of Admin in the zencart administration under tools>admin settings. I was altering my email to the clients email and thought i would change the admin name not realising this changes your login. So when I went to the login page I had to put a new name in the u/n instead of admin.

I noticed you have your log in page there and no error now.

If this is no answer there is an override you can find in the forum somewhere

[alfieromeo]

After following the steps in the email, i too have a problem:

Hello. Thank you for loading Zen Cart™.
You are seeing this page for one or more reasons:

1. This is your first time using Zen Cart™ and you haven't yet completed the normal Installation procedure.
If this is the case for you, you will need to upload the "zc_install" folder using your FTP program, and then run zc_install/index.php via your browser (or reload this page to see a link to it).

2. Your /includes/configure.php and/or /admin/includes/configure.php file contains invalid path information and/or invalid database-connection information.
If you recently edited your configure.php files for any reason, or maybe moved your site to a different folder or different server, then you'll need to review and update all your settings to the correct values for your server.
See the Online FAQ and Tutorials area on the Zen Cart™ website for assistance.


i assume that it's to do with my configure.php file but i have made the changes listed and re-uploaded checking the permissions. is there something else that needs to be done that was omitted from the email?

cheers

[Violent-Vanilla]

Hello

I have the same problem, I have tried to re install a fresh copy of the configure php file but nothing seems to change & I still can not log into my admin site.

Does any one know what is causing this problem & how to fix it.

Any help would be much appreciated
Thank you

[btman]

I forgot to change permissions for the configure.php file so when you think the edited version is being saved, it actually isn't.

[rayl]

I forgot to change permissions for the configure.php file so when you think the edited version is being saved, it actually isn't.

I renamed my original "configure.php" file to "configure.php_ORG" successfully. The I copied "configure.php_ORG" to my computer. I edited it exactly as the instructions said. Then I copied it to a new filename: "configure.php" and transferred that file back to the website. So, permissions were not involved, as I was doing the editing on my local machine, not on the website server. I cannot log into the admin section anymore.

I changed everything back to the original. I still cannot log back into the admin section. It seems like every little edit breaks something.

I use Notepad++ to edit with. And yet, every little edit breaks something. My admin section, in the title bar of my browser (FF) says "TITLE". It used to say "Zen Cart!", but I wanted it to say "ADMIN-my site name" so the tab would be easier to find. Now, I cannot even get it to revert to "Zen Cart!"

Did I mention that every little edit I make seems to break something?