Securing site: can't change admin name!

[erinl]

it just got worse!!!

I decided that I would revert to admin until this was figured out. I had made a copy of my configure file. I uploaded the file I had backed up (named configure) so that I could log into my admin and now I STILL can't! ARRGGG

I still have the set up page - why would this happen if I'm using the exact same files that I was using 5 minutes ago to log into my admin!?

Erin
www.momandbabyboutique.ca/servlet

[Merlinpa1969]

did you rename the actual adminfolder
did you make sure that you are actually uploading the file( meaning is the server set to file permissions 444 for config ) this will prevent you from actually uploading

[erinl]

I did rename the admin file. I double checked the permission folder and retried to ftp the file. There was no change.

Any other ideas?

[erinl]

I still can't log into admin. I'm totally stumped now. I don't have any new design work to do. I'm ready to start doing a bulk upload of my products but I can't because I can't get into admin.

I'm becoming very frustrated. I don't want to reinstall *again* even though I'm considering it but I worry that I will not be able to access my admin once I go to secure my site. This is the second time it has happened. I can log in fine if I leave the file name admin and run the zc_install again. Once I try to change the admin name in both admin/includes/configure and the actual admin file on my site: I can't log in even if I switch back to admin. I need to rerun the zc_install and go through the process again.

I'm not a newbie - I'm fairly comfortable in html and using ftp. I've been maintaining my own websites for 3 years.

Thanks for all of your help.

Erin
www.momandbabyboutique.ca/servlet

[DrByte]

I think the problem is with whatever you're using to edit the file ... because what you posted in your first post is a butchered file ... with all kinds of extra new-lines and stuff all over.

I suspect you've got a ton of PHP errors as a result of the broken syntax caused by extra line-breaks everywhere in the file.

This FAQ deals with troubleshooting the blank-page problem you're experiencing. Start with part 2(a): https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=82

[erinl]

I'm using Notepad. Thank you for the advice. I will look further into other editors. It is possible that I saved it as a text file by mistake then saved as a .php

That would account for why it is messed up but other files I have been editing don't look like that.

[erinl]

The notebook seems to be the problem. I downloaded Notepad ++ and made the changes using that - perfect!

Thank you!

Erin