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Rename Admin folder

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Started by alimtlai on 2 Jan 2010, 3:41 AM · Views: 3,853

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2 Jan 2010, 5:58 AM
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Re: Rename Admin folder

Automatic redirection

from
www.mydomain/new_admin/

to
www.mydomain/new_admin/login.php

is normal as that is how Zen Cart operates.

If you are experiencing something different you would need to provide specific details; preferably step-by-step details.

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2 Jan 2010, 6:14 AM
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Re: Rename Admin folder

If I simply type

www.mydomain/new_admin/

it will prompt me "page not found", I need to type

www.mydomain/new_admin/login.php

in order to get access to the admin panel. Although it's not a big problem, but I just want to know why. I also wonder if there is any potential problem hidden.

2 Jan 2010, 6:36 AM
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Re: Rename Admin folder

If you don't specify a file to load (such as login.php), it should automatically load "index.php" ... but that only happens if your server is configured to do that.

Best to talk to your hosting company for help in making sure your DirectoryIndex is set properly in the apache server settings.

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4 Jan 2010, 11:27 AM
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Re: Rename Admin folder

alimtlai:

If I simply type

www.mydomain/new_admin/

it will prompt me "page not found", I need to type

www.mydomain/new_admin/login.php

in order to get access to the admin panel. Although it's not a big problem, but I just want to know why. I also wonder if there is any potential problem hidden.

is there a .htaccess file in www.mydomain or www.mydomain/new_admin ? also a similar problem occurred when someone had SSL enabled in their admin/includes/configure.php file and it was redirecting to a non-existent SSL site which could give a 404 but typing in the URL without SSL would find the correct file for login.php

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