Thread: Problem with user login

Problem with user login

Hi guys,

First of all just want to say you've got a great theme and I appreciate you sharing it with us, especially at such a low price

I recently purchased the theme and I'm in the process of setting it up now but am having a problem when trying to login as a test user which I created just to make sure everything works ok.

Basically after I try to login with the test user I get sent to the wordpress directory folder (the folder with wp-config.php and all those other files) but not to the dashboard like I want it to.

I've installed the wordpress into a folder on my host called "iologo" if this helps.

In case I haven't explained my problem all that well I've provided you with the link to my site and the test user's login and password below so you can see what I mean.

Here's the login page
http://www.hairdressingjobs.org.uk/iologo/wp-login.php

Heres the test user name and password
Username: testing
Password: Xb6Yc06q%n&e

Thanks for your time
Ryan

Re: Problem with user login

It looks like a few files are missing from that directory - http://www.hairdressingjobs.org.uk/iologo/

Might be a good idea to also add this to the .htaccess file:
DirectoryIndex index.php

Re: Problem with user login

Hey PointandStare, thanks for the response.

What files are missing?

I've only deleted the install.php from the wp-admin.

I moved the index.php to the root directory, i.e. http://www.hairdressingjobs.org.uk so that that's my homepage.

I just downloaded a new copy of wordpress.org and all the files that are in wordpress other then the index.php are in the http://www.hairdressingjobs.org.uk/iologo.

I added the line to the .htaccess file as you said but no change. Just out of interest, as I enjoy learning this stuff what does it actually do?

Any other ideas?

Re: Problem with user login

Did you update the paths in the WP settings?

That line sets the index.php file as the main director 'home page'. It can be changed to anything.

Re: Problem with user login

Do you mean....

WordPress address (URL) = http://www.hairdressingjobs.org.uk/iologo

Blog address (URL) = http://www.hairdressingjobs.org.uk/

Re: Problem with user login

Just thought I'd give an update for anyone in the future who has the same problem.

I haven't been able to figure out what I need to change so instead I've created a workround and put a redirect page (called index.html) inside the iologo folder which you can see below.

Re: Problem with user login

Since you are using WP in a sub directory, you will have to update the dashboard and edit ad urls.

Open your header.php file and look for these lines:

and change them to:

That should fix it.

Re: Problem with user login

Hey dcowgill,

Did as you said but still having the same problem,

Guess I'm just going to have to use my work around

Re: Problem with user login

Strange. Still getting a 404 error? Well, as long as you've got it working that's all that really matters.