Ok – sounds like this is the same problem – so I’ll give this a go – Thanks
Kym
I just found out about wordpress, i downloaded and unzipped the files for the first time. but i cannot install. Any advice
Thanks
ndungunan – please start a new topic for your question.
hi,
same problem here :
i just uploaded to v2.6.2 and i can’t log in anymore!
when i try to, i come back to the login page…
i tried both solutions exposed here, but none worked.
i followed the codex to upload (disabled all plugins etc.), and it’s not my first time, i don’t understand why it’s not working.
please help ?
renaming the plugin folder worked for me
Renaming the plug-in folder didn’t work for me! Any other ideas on how to solve the problem?
I too have this problem but with enhancements. There is so much traffic on this condition that I wonder if we don’t have a 2.6.3 reinstall bug here.
My topic: (with no replies): “Upgraded, now can’t login to admin AND articles missing”
I would say that the issue described by me and posters above is not resolved.
I ran the wp-upgrade plugin and after it upgraded eveything and logged me out, I couldn’t get back in. But I followed the advice top rename the plugins directory and create a new empty plugins directory and I successfully logged in and completed the db upgrade. Thank you Thomas for figuring out the problem!
I just encountered this bug, and the moving of the plugins folder resolved it. Terrible waste of time! Shame on WordPress.
Wow, I never expected to be writing this addition to this thread – I just upgraded one of my blogs from 2.5 (yes, I know, should have done that a long time ago) to 2.6.5 (the recent security fix) – and encountered this exact same problem when trying to log in.
@thomascim’s solution re plugin directories solved the problem.
Really can’t believe this is still an issue. Hope it doesn’t happen when 2.7 is out…
Oh my goodness. So glad I found this thread. Been beating my head against the wall…
Thanks for posting the solution here!
I haven’t logged in for several months. I hadn’t installed any plugins recently. Today I cannot login.
I use safari and when I goto my podcast, http://www.ryanstatespodcast.com, I get a malware warning page. I go anyway and click login. I may have forgotten my username/password combination, so I click “forgot password”. But wordpress no longer recognizes my email address??? When I typed the username it said to check my email for new password, but they haven’t sent me anything. I checked all old email addresses and spam folders too.
I’d rather use a service that has customer services even if it costs a lot because I can’t afford to lose literally DAYS to typical wordpress problems. Can anybody recommend something better?
-Ryan States
eurotheater@yahoo.com
Thomas’ solution doesn’t work for me. Is there anything else?
I was fine until i upgraded to 2.7. now i have this problem in a bunch of blogs. you’re stuck having to upgrade b/c of all the open hole security breaches. i know b/c i was hacked. still can’t figure this out.
Silly solution, but it works for me. Instead of going to yoursite/wp-admin, try yourside/wp-login.php. With the help of my hosting company, we stumbled on this. What a pain. But at least I can log in!
