Title: Access wp-admin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Access wp-admin

 *  [soundabout](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soundabout/)
 * (@soundabout)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-wp-admin-1/)
 * Hi
    My domain karnoscircus.co.uk redirects to a facebook page at the moment so
   I cant access wp-admin using the normal url – karnoscircus.co.uk/wp-admin.php
   I would like to create a reasonable looking site before I change the redirect
   so is there any way I can use a ‘file path’ using the ip address to access the
   admin. I’m using Hostgator to host the site.
 * All suggestions gratefully received.
 * many thanks
    David

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 *  [transom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/transom/)
 * (@transom)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-wp-admin-1/#post-2026551)
 * This is feasible but you will have to do a little work on your computer to tell
   it to look at the HostGator site (not the facebook site)
 * According to the HostGator nameserver, your domain is hosted at 50.22.105.163(
   per this [tool](http://www.kloth.net/services/nslookup.php) using ns1.hostgator.
   com as the Server).
 * If you edit your hosts file to associate this IP address with your domain, your
   computer will think that the domain is at the new location (THIS MEANS YOU WON’T
   BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR FACEBOOK page via the url until you undo the host file
   edit) but you’ll have full access to your WordPress site without letting the 
   rest of the world see the site.
 * Editing your hosts file:
    [Windows 7 & Vista](http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-7/edit-hosts-file-in-windows-7-windows-vista/)
   [Macintosh](http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2009/02/editing-a-macs-hosts-file.html)
   [Windows XP](http://accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [transom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/transom/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-wp-admin-1/#post-2026551)
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