Question
ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS on wordpress admin panel
- Posted on January 12, 2021
- WordPress
Asked by wookeiwurm
Hi , i moved my blog.example.com to wwww.example.com/blog from subdomain to main domain changed urls by “velvet-blues-update-urls” plugin and config details to main server blog working well now but i cannot open admin panel with error
“This page isn’t working redirected you too many times.”
this my htaccess file
# BEGIN Security Block
# Block the include-only files.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^wp-admin/includes/ - [F,L]
RewriteRule !^wp-includes/ - [S=3]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/[^/]+\.php$ - [F,L]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/js/tinymce/langs/.+\.php - [F,L]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/theme-compat/ - [F,L]
</IfModule>
# Disable directory listing
Options All -Indexes
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
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Hello, @robertoagudeloc
If you’re 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 plugin or 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 it your browser, then you’ll need to fill 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
https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/
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! Regards, Alex
Hi @wookeiwurm,
It seems like you did an internal migration. This means that you changed the domain you are using on your WordPress website. Most probably somewhere in your database there are still links pointing to blog.example.com which are creating these issues for you.
These kind of migrations are quite risky and I believe they should be avoided and done only with people with a lot of experience. Sadly, my recommendation would be to try and use a search and replace tool to try and replace any blog.example.com with example.com/blog. My preferance is this tool
Make sure to create a backup of your database prior to doing this!
Regards, KFSys