Issue with wp-admin login URL redirect to wrong wp-login URL
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I am having an issue with domain.com/wp-admin URL redirect to a wrong wp-login URL after I moved all WordPress files to a folder in public_html.
1. WordPress was installed directly in public_html root. Everything works fine and I am able to login.
2. I created a new folder ‘domain.com’ in public_html and moved all WordPress files to the new folder.
3. I then use .htaccess to redirect the domain.com to access WordPress files in the ‘domain.com’ folder in public_html using the code below.
----- # .htaccess main domain to subfolder redirect RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?domain.com$ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/domain.com/ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /sehalus.com/$1 RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?domain.com$ RewriteRule ^(/)?$ domain.com/index.php [L] -----4. So, there is no change for URL needed in the database or wp-config as we are still using the same domain.com
5. When I try to go to https://domain.com/wp-admin it redirects to https://domain.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdomain.com%2Fdomain.com%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1 with two domain.com in it instead of one which is wrong and won’t be able to login.
6. Even after clearing browser cache, it is still redirecting to the same wrong URL.
7. Of course when I go to https://domain.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdomain.com%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1 there won’t be any issue with login.
8. When I try to move all WordPress files back to public_html root, everything is working back to normal and no issue with redirection and login.
How do I have all WordPress files in domain.com folder in public_html and fix the issue with wp-admin redirection URL at login?
Thanks.
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Sorry, I didn’t take a close look at your rewrite rules and didn’t realize you may be following the same support article.
That said…
5. When I try to go to https://domain.com/wp-admin it redirects to https://domain.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdomain.com%2Fdomain.com%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1 with two domain.com in it instead of one which is wrong and won’t be able to login.
The second “domain” is supposed to be the subdirectory path where the WordPress files are located. But from your htaccess rules, your subdirectory is a domain name (probably the same domain as the root)… which would explain why you have two domains in the URL. That is…
https://example.com/subfolder/wp-admin/VS:
https://example.com/example.com/wp-admin/I’ll advise you to use a use single word for your subdirectory name and just to test to be sure the method and the rewrite rules work. Then you can change it to the domain name if necessary.
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