Title: Cannot Access Admin Area
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot Access Admin Area

 *  [jonstaiger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonstaiger/)
 * (@jonstaiger)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-admin-area/)
 * All of a sudden I cannot access the admin area of WordPress.
    I have WordPress
   installed with Fantastico on HostGator and I have been accessing it at [http://www.JonStaiger.com/wp-admin](http://www.JonStaiger.com/wp-admin).
   It is now redirecting me to a nonexistent page on my blog.
 * Can anyone help me resolve this issue?
 * Thank You!

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 *  [zain68](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zain68/)
 * (@zain68)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-admin-area/#post-1565091)
 * I did a live chat with HostGator and I was told to type in /wp-login.php at the
   end instead of /wp-admin. It worked, I was able to get into my Dashboard, but
   can’t navigate anywhere once I’m in there, I end up with an Error 404 nonexistent
   page.
 * So, I don’t know what’s going on, but I sure wish they’d fix it!
 *  [ebepower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebepower/)
 * (@ebepower)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-admin-area/#post-1565093)
 * I’m having the same problem. I looked at other requests for help for this issue
   but still can’t translate the answers. (Plus I do not think it worked for those
   people.)
 * I’m used to just typing in “wp-admin” at the end of my domain name to login. 
   If the fix is more complex than that please give it to me in steps because I 
   have no clue about php and changing passwords….
 * Thanks!
 *  [ebepower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebepower/)
 * (@ebepower)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-admin-area/#post-1565095)
 * Thank you, zain68! 🙂
    That worked for me (and I use Hostgator too)!
 *  [worsys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worsys/)
 * (@worsys)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-admin-area/#post-1565106)
 * I spoke to HG a bit ago, and the problem is a mod_security rule that has been
   activated. They were able to fix it over the phone for me in about 10 minutes,
   but I think the fix is at an account or server level, so others having this problem
   may need to call in as well.
 *  [Shane G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g-1/)
 * (@shane-g-1)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-admin-area/#post-1565117)
 * Hi,
 * You need to remove the unwanted code from htaccess of the blog and add this code
   in htaccess:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
   
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * Now, check with blog posts and pages.
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [Shane G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g-1/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-admin-area/#post-1565117)
 * Status: not resolved

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