Can't login, no error, no message, /processwire url POST gives 404 in the network panel

[joe_g]

Hi there, I updated an older version and now I can't login. I suspect it has to do with the .htaccess somehow, since the POST gives a 404 somehow (which reloads the /processwire url somehow - not sure how that works to be honest).

I had it happen a couple of times in the past but never really got a grip on why and how to fix it. I could reinstall PW and import the install, possibly, but hoping for a simpler solution

thanks!

[flydev]

Hi, you should tell us the older and newer version, and in the meantime, you can verify that the file .htaccess is there, and then edit the file at rule # 8. Enable Apache mod_rewrite (required) by uncommenting the line `# RewriteBase /` 

[joe_g]

Ah yes, I updated from 3.0.165 to 3.0.210.

Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't make a difference. What happens is that the POST (with the login credentials) to the /processwire url gives a 404, which is strange since it's posted from /processwire.

[flydev]

Make a backup of everything before going further then, replace old `index.php` by the new `index.php`, make sure the new `.htaccess` is also there.

Also, you can check the name of you admin page in the db:

 

And reading logs on site/assets/logs might give some hints.

Edited March 23, 2023 by flydev
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