URL issue

as even if i leave them with the www. in the configures, and DONT have the .htaccess file in the root directory it still wont let me login
There is some other issue???

Are you behind a router?
Might need to run from a cmd prompt if you are using a win box

ipconfig /flushdns

With the www files
When you can not login, what is the url in your browser?

Do i not need to change anything out of this ? Aside from the top two lines.
All 4 lines

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://martinpollardart.co.uk');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://martinpollardart.co.uk');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://martinpollardart.co.uk');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://martinpollardart.co.uk');

kobra:

There is some other issue???

Are you behind a router?
Might need to run from a cmd prompt if you are using a win box

ipconfig /flushdns

With the www files
When you can not login, what is the url in your browser?

im connecting wirelessley via router yeah, using filezilla ftp prog for uploads and firefox browser, no issues until i play with the files and ammed them as youve said.

and the url im loggin g in with is

https://www.martinpollardart.co.uk/ADMINFOLDER/login.php

im connecting wirelessley via router
Many routers handle DNS and maintain their own cache

kobra:

Many routers handle DNS and maintain their own cache

okay, but it dosent do it with any other site anywhere on the web ?!

how does it show up for you in your browser (if wou wouldnt mind taking 30 secs out of your schedule :))
https://www.martinpollardart.co.uk

i take it just do the ipconfig /flushdns from cmd after ive updated the files and try that ?

Okay, so really strange
Ive managed to sort it

All i did was revert them all back to as they were, with the .htaccess file deleted, then added the www.'s into the configure files, and left the .htaccess file out of my root directory and issue is resolved.

Will look alot more professional now, and especially when the SSL is running on it.

Many thanks for pointing me in the right direction my friend :)

Much appriciated indeed.

I will test the htaccess on a www install and post after

kobra:

I will test the htaccess on a www install and post after

good idea as it seems to be playing up again :S

maybe an issue with my template?

im using artshop (found on addons section) if thats any help.

Anyone else with any other ideas ?

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.ymydomain.co.uk$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mydomain.co.uk/$1 [R=301]

Escape literal periods.

The additional ( ) ? is required otherwise HTTP/1.0 requests with blank hostname in request result in infinite redirect loop.

The [L] flag is required to end mod_rewrite processing with this rule if it has been matched.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(www\.example\.co\.uk)?$
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]