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[ryan]

A couple people have mentioned that they installed ProcessWire, logged into the admin, logged out, and couldn't find where to login again. The default login URL to ProcessWire is:

yoursite.com/processwire/

You can also change the login URL by editing the admin page (Pages > Admin) click on the "settings" tab and change the URL name to something else. Just don't forget what you name it otherwise neither you nor I will be able to figure out what the admin login URL is.

[tinacious]

I finished uploading my site and the front page loads. Unfortunately I can't access the login page; I get a 500 Error. When installing it gave an error about Apache mod_rewrite, saying that it can't be detected, which says it sometimes occurs without the htaccess file. Also, none of the links work. Is there a problem with my web host? How can I solve this? Thanks.

[MadeMyDay]

I have the Same "problem" with my host. Cant look right now but I think the solution was to look in your .htaccess for a commented line with the RewriteBase, just uncomment it so that it is like

RewriteBase /

Will look tomorrow at my installations.

[netcarver]

Hello tinacious,

This is taken from the .htaccess file;

# ProcessWire requires mod_rewrite

Did you copy the .htaccess file up into the root of your live site? If not, upload it and try again. If that doesn't help, you will need to speak to your hosting provider and ask if mod_rewrite is installed and enabled or if it can be installed and enabled.

[tinacious]

I have the Same "problem" with my host. Cant look right now but I think the solution was to look in your .htaccess for a commented line with the RewriteBase, just uncomment it so that it is like

RewriteBase /

Will look tomorrow at my installations.

Thanks, this worked!

[netcarver]

Hi tinacious,

Glad you got that working thanks to MakeMyDay's post.

[ryan]

The ProcessWire 2.3 installer now lets you set the admin URL as part of the install process.

[woop]

The ProcessWire 2.3 installer now lets you set the admin URL as part of the install process.

I guess /processwire is still the default option, though? That would make it easier for newcomers.

[DaveP]

The ProcessWire 2.3 installer now lets you set the admin URL as part of the install process.

I'd be inclined to disallow 'admin' as the URL (or is that a bit too Big Brother?).

[ryan]

I guess /processwire is still the default option, though? That would make it easier for newcomers.

That's correct, that is what it has populated in there by default.

I'd be inclined to disallow 'admin' as the URL (or is that a bit too Big Brother?).

Hiding your admin URL is a good practice. But if strong passwords are used, as they should be, there's no security problem with having a known admin URL either.

[Poddy]

./processwire/ doesn't work for me. I just did an install of the CMS and although the install went flawlessly, when I click on the link to the admin login I get a 404 error page not found.

[arjen]

Does the front-end do work?

[Poddy]

Does the front-end do work?

Yes it does. At least I think it does it has some sample text but the link to the "About" page also gives the 404 error. Don't know if this normal or not.

[nik]

Just a quick one: did you try using RewriteBase mentioned earlier in this thread? There are many other threads on this very subject here on the forum, try searching with Google using something like "site:processwire.com rewritebase" or "site:processwire.com install 404".

[ryan]

When you get 404s for everything but the homepage, that means the .htaccess file is not working. Edit your .htaccess file and paste in some garbage at the top, like "alkjaelfkjaef" and save. Now view your homepage. If you get a 500 error, your .htaccess is working (and you should look at the RewriteBase Nik mentioned). But if your homepage still works, then you know your .htaccess is not working. At this point, you need to tell your web host to turn it on. Or if you run the server, you need to add "AllowOveride All" to your httpd.conf for the account. 

[thomasandman]

Hey.... I cannot login into the admin, too.

 

Nothing works, 404 or "Forbidden" errors.

 

I even can't find the folder "processwire" or something like that.

 

In the ZIP-Folder there are only the two folders "site" and "wire".

 

Maybe "wire" is that what should be "processwire"? If thats the admin folder, there is even no index.* file... (only the config.php)

 

I'd love to find out this cool-looking cms, please give me an idea where I can find the standard admin file (blablabla-admin....php?).

 

Thanks

[Joss]

HI thomasandman

 

The admin section is just a page that is called (by default) processwire

 

So there is no admin folder as such nor is there an admin file as you are thinking of it (like in joomla or wordpress, for instance)

 

Do ryan's check about the htaccess file above.

 

Have you gone through the install procedure and did that show any errors?

[thomasandman]

Yes, I've all server rights & the htaccess is working

(if I put "blablabla" at the top, the error message is visible).

 

At the installation the only "errors" are the messages

that I should rename e.g. the folder "site-default" to "site".

 

So I did. Then some CHMOD messages, which I did as these messages told me.

 

If there is a page named "processwire", how can I open/start it?

 

I can't find any php file and have tried the following URLs ("wire" and "site" are the only visible folders in the processwire-folder):

 

http://mywebsite.com...re-folder/wire/

http://mywebsite.com...re-folder/site/

http://mywebsite.com...-folder/admin   (which of course doesn't work, since there is no folder or file)

http://mywebsite.com...r/processwire   (which of course doesn't.....)

http://mywebsite.com...lder/wire/admin

http://mywebsite.com...ire/processwire

http://mywebsite.com...lder/site/admin

http://mywebsite.com...ite/processwire

 

and so on...nothing works.

 

Do you know where in the .htaccess file is set which folders I can manually open via http?

 

Because it seems that the .htaccess somehow doesn't allow me to open the admin

(If I just knew the right URL :-D  ).

 

Mh. It was awesome if I could see the admin panel...it's like christmas and I just cannot open the gift :-D

[nik]

Did you try this in your .htaccess already?

RewriteBase /processwire-folder/

And then try http://mywebsite.com/processwire/
That would be the url if you didn't change it during the install.

[thomasandman]

Thank you so much! It works now perfectly!

 

Maybe this three lines are helpful for other "newbies" like me (this is what I've done):

 

1. find the line "# RewriteBase /"

2. delete the "#"

3. Important: put in the whole URL of your processwire-folder without the "http://"

 

Example for 3.:

 

- My website was http://www.mywebsite.com

- Have installed processwire in the folder http://mywebsite.com/test/process

- So I've put the following line into the .htaccess file: "  RewriteBase /test/process/  "  (without the annotations, of course)

 

Again, thank you, nik!