Trouble renaming my admin

[masb]

Trying to make my site secure and now I can't get into my admin, I must have done something wrong, I don't know. I went through the steps to change my configure.php and also changing the name of my admin, and now I get this page when going to it >> http://blossomingbodyscents.com/admin/login.php
can someone help me please, I'm lost.
thank you!

[andreitero]

If you're talking about renaming your admin folder, then you should try going to http://blossomingbodyscents.com/the new admin name

[masb]

I did, but I get a page not found

[masb]

I am so frustrated. I am trying to make my cart more secure, going through the tutorials, step by step to change my admin name... have tried this 3 times. Ended up uninstalling and re-installing zen cart, and then trying again to change my admin name, only to get a page that says it is not found... again!
I went to http://blossomingbodyscents.com/myadminname

went through the steps on this page >> https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=33

Can someone please tell me why this is happening and what I am doing wrong?

Thank you!

[masb]

another question... I have a dedicated SSL certificate, so do I need to change the admin name and go through making the site more secure? Am I having an issue bringing up my admin page because I have a SSL Certificate?

[TinaS]

Have you made sure to reflect the /myadminname/ folder change in the file /admin/includes/configure.php ? Remember not only that there are a couple of lines that refer to the folder /admin/ as such - and there are also the absolute paths line that reads /public_html/USER/admin (or some such - which is the actual path to the admin files.

As for the SSL - you will need to put in your https:// addy in the same file and then below the defines for your URL is enable ssl : true or false where you would set it to true.

The ssl will also require that you edit the file /includes/configure.php as well - with the same 2 changes (set the enable to true and put in your https:// url).

Hope that helps!

[masb]

Thank you for replying! Yes I went into the /admin/includes/configure.php, changed admin (in red) with myadminname in: define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/admin/'); and also
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/admin/'); and then also changed the word admin
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/content/13/63333331/html/admin/'); (changing admin with myadminname), in the: The following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/

I also went in and changed false with true, like you mentioned

is all of that right?

The tutorial also talks about renaming the admin folder, I'm a bit confused about that... it says "Using your FTP software or your webhost's File Manager, find your Zen Cart™ /admin/ directory. Rename the directory to match the settings you just made in step A.

What exactly do we change, the "admin" folder name or something else? And do I change it to myadminname?

Thanks again!

[TinaS]

Oh you need to PHYSICALLY change the name of the folder - that's your problem :)

Using your FTP program just rename the actual folder /admin/ to /mynewadmin/ then you will be set :)

And yes, you have your ssl turned on by changing the "enable ssl" to true. You just need to make that change in the file includes/configure.php (NOT /admin/includes/configure.php) - there are 2 of em. The second one (includes/configure.php) will tell your actual storefront to go secure on Login and Checkout ;)

I think we got you going in the right direction :)

[masb]

OMGosh Tina! I'm so happy! It worked! Thank you so much!