where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

14 Jun 2011, 3:52 AM

#1

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where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

I just installed zen cart for the first time and I want it to be at the root of my domain https://www.kartmankarts.com
I do not want it in a folder. Site loads fine but how can I acess admin area of the site?
https://www.kartmankarts.com/admin is not a correct url as noted in the faq The Admin URL would be: https://www.mydomain.com/admin

so what is the correct url to log into admin area if the zen cart is installed at the root and not in a directory?
Sorry if this has been asked a 1000 times as I have not seen the answer. :oops:

14 Jun 2011, 3:54 AM

#2

haredo

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Re: where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

Look into your root directory maybe you have changed the admin name to your_special_admin_name???

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14 Jun 2011, 4:23 AM

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osso12

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Re: where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

haredo:

Look into your root directory maybe you have changed the admin name to your_special_admin_name???

have not changed anything... or renamed anything ill look at the root to see whats there.

14 Jun 2011, 4:25 AM

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osso12

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Re: where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

Thanks...that helped me discover the problem.
The correct path wound up being mysite.com/administrator/admin.php

14 Jun 2011, 4:35 AM

#5

osso12

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Re: where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

now what are the default log in details?
this already set up the admin details and password by default I have no clue as to what they are...
on what lines can the be changed I assume under the file configure.php?
Which lines contain the admin user name and the password as I do not recognize anything here..
I used a auto installer from cpanel.. I did not do the install by hand..

14 Jun 2011, 4:45 AM

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osso12

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Re: where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

ok,,, I got when I log in with correct user name and password I get the following error:

0 DB_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED
in:
[select * from zen_project_version WHERE project_version_key = 'Zen-Cart Database' ]
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14 Jun 2011, 5:00 AM

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drbyte

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Re: where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

Um ... how exactly did you install Zen Cart? If you use the Zen Cart installer and do the installation by hand (not through some 3rd-party "one-click" install), then all of these questions would be moot, since all that information is collected from you during the installation process.

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14 Jun 2011, 5:10 AM

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osso12

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Re: where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

not sure what happened, but using the auto installer there is no telling.. But anyway check this out, I uninstalled, then reinstalled, all good to go and I logged in for the first time. :smile:

14 Jun 2011, 8:25 AM

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kenichi

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Re: where is admin log in when zen cart installed at root?

Some auto installers rename the admin to something like "manage" to bypass Zen Cart's renaming admin step.