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Can't login to wordpress wp-admin after change of url
I created a droplet with wordpress pre-installed, i was using the site with the IP as the URL for close to a week
I connected my domain name to the droplet and then i logged-in to the wordpress dashboard to also change the site-url in the settings page.
After changing, i couldn’t login again, and i noticed that when i use the right password, it doesn’t show any error, but when i use the wrong password it shows an error.
I have tried to edit the url details from the wp-options table in the database but that ain’t working either. Any help please
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I think you need to edit your wp-config.php file (among others). It must have your IP in there and now that you’re using your domain, it’s causing issues.
See: https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL
Curious, does your IP URL still work?
Hello there,
If you’ve already updated the Home and Site URLs from the WordPress admin panel then you can take the next step and update all the references for the IP address in your database as well.
**Note:**Please before you proceed take a snapshot of the droplet and also create a backup of the site (both files and database). This will ensure that if something goes wrong you can easily restore your site or droplet if needed
There are few ways to update the references in your database and it’s totally up to you which one you’ll choose. You can either change them manually if they’re not many or use an automation tool like a plugin or an external app.
One of the external apps that I’ve used and I know for sure that it’s working okay is: https://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-
You need to upload the script in your public_html folder and access in your browser, then you’ll need to fill in your database details and enter the old name (IP address) and the domain name you want to use. Then you can first use the dry-run option and if there are references that need to be updated you can then run the script and update them.
Also, an alternative way is to use a plugin called “Duplicator” it will update all of the paths and references from the dev domain to the main domain. This is why we usually recommend using a plugin called: Duplicator. The plugin will generate a backup for your website’s files and database. Then when you import the files to the new domain, all of the references for the old domain name will be updated properly with the correct ones.
Another option is to use the All-in-One WP Migration plugin. The plugin will do the replacement for you during import. You do not need to use any additional database search and replace
Once this is done you can check the site for any errors as there might be some hardcoded references for the IP address in the files like paths to directories, files and etc.
Hope this helps!
Based on advice from another site, I cleared all my cookies and it worked. Was about to begin a cursing fit.