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  1. #11
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    Default Re: New install cannot reach admin

    Hi :)

    I have a similar issue. I have the shopping cart here http://www.priceform.com/zencart/index.php however I cannot reach my admin screen. I changed the name of my admin folder and the required entries in the admin/includes/configure.php folder but keep getting a 404 message.

    One thing, I have a have a dist-configure.php and a configure.php in the admin/includes folder.

    Help!

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    Default Re: New install cannot reach admin

    could be a few things
    what did you change?

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    Default Re: New install cannot reach admin

    Hi :)

    This

    A - Edit /admin/includes/configure.php

    Using your FTP program, download a copy of your /admin/includes/configure.php file to your computer.
    Using a simple text editor like notepad (or better yet, use Notepad++ or TextWrangler), 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.

    When editing, make sure you leave all the / (slashes) alone.

    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/');


    You will end up with something that looks like this:

    define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/mysecretadminarea/');
    define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
    define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/mysecretadminarea/');
    define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');


    And:

    define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/mystore.com/www/public/mysecretadminarea/');
    define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/mystore.com/www/public/');

    I also changed the permissions to 444 in the admin & admin/includes

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    Default Re: New install cannot reach admin

    and you are now trying to get to www.yourdomain.com/mysecretadmin
    yes?
    and try 755!

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    Default Re: New install cannot reach admin

    admin/includes must have permissions of 755

    admin/includes/configure.php must have permissions of 644 in order to edit, after edits finished change back to 444

    Note: replace admin with the name you are using.

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    Default Re: New install cannot reach admin

    Hi

    Sorted

    Thanks for your help

 

 
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