/wp-admin & /wp-login.php doesn't work after moving website from shared hosting

Hi there @suchakmaulik179,

What is the exact error that you see when you try to visit /wp-admin?

I think that you might have to update your WordPress site and home URL to match your Droplet’s IP address so that you don’t get redirected to your domain name.

To do that just add those 2 lines to your wp-config.php file:

define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://your_server_ip_address' );
define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'http://your_server_ip_address' );

Another thing that I could suggest is to make sure that you’ve cleared your WordPress cache in case that you are using any caching plugins.

Another way of testing your site is to use your local hosts file and point your domain name to your Droplet’s IP address. That will affect only your PC and you will be able to fully test the functionality of your website directly via your domain name rather than having to change the site and the home URLs.

The location of the file is as follows:

• Windows PC c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts

• Mac and Linux /etc/hosts

Just open it up in your favorite text editor (e.g. Notepad) and add that line on the bottom:

your_server_ip_address yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com

Once you have made the change, save the file and browse to your website as normal.

You will see it served from your new Droplet and will be able to test the full functionality of your CMS.

To view the site on your existing host, just remove the line from your hosts file.

Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby