Title: Cannot login
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Cannot login

 *  [sonium](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonium/)
 * (@sonium)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/)
 * I just installed WP and now I cannot login [http://angua.upb.de/~sonium/wp-login.php](http://angua.upb.de/~sonium/wp-login.php).
   I get no error message. I tried also tried two different browsers. As I tried
   another script I had the same probem, so here is what phpinfo say if this migth
   be usefull: [http://angua.upb.de/~sonium/info.php](http://angua.upb.de/~sonium/info.php)

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89819)
 * I just registered and logged in fine.
    – You will want to delete me when you 
   do get back in – What exactly happens when you try ? Have you then tried to go
   to [http://angua.upb.de/~sonium/wp-admin/post.php](http://angua.upb.de/~sonium/wp-admin/post.php)?
 *  Thread Starter [sonium](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonium/)
 * (@sonium)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89836)
 * ok, this is very strange. I can login using another PC. But I cannot login from
   here. Other sites work and cookies are accepted normaly. Just not from WP.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89838)
 * Have you cleared the cache and cookies ?
 *  Thread Starter [sonium](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonium/)
 * (@sonium)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89844)
 * yes
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89846)
 * You enter your name and password, click Login .. and what happens ?
 *  [stephanie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephanie/)
 * (@stephanie)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89855)
 * I am having the same problem. No error message, but can not login either. I wonder
   if it has something to do with my database as I can reload the database, reinstall
   the program and login the first time. Can not do that everytime though 🙂
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89859)
 * Login problems
    [http://faq.wordpress.net/view.php?p=68](http://faq.wordpress.net/view.php?p=68)
   Try those ? After you have logged in, even if the browser does nothing, can you
   get to /wp-admin/post.php by entering the full address into the browser address
   bar ?
 *  [stephanie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephanie/)
 * (@stephanie)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89867)
 * Thank you so much! If the above person had the same problem, it may be that he/
   she had never used a mysql db before either. I did not know that you had to create
   a user in the db (grins sheepishly). it seems obvious, though! Thanks again!
 *  Anonymous
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89937)
 * My problem turned out as some kind of firefox bug. Had to make a new profile 
   to get it working. But thx for support.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-89938)
 * I get that firefox thing too sometimes.
    I have to use ctrl-alt-del to find the
   rogue ‘firefox.exe’ that is running somewhere, then kill it and all is then well.
 *  [hartley_h](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hartley_h/)
 * (@hartley_h)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-90218)
 * WordPress 1.2, Apache 2.0, PHP 4.3.8, MySQL 3.23.58, FedoraCore1, https instead
   of http (in case that matters)
    I’ve just experienced this on a new install (
   using Firefox, Mozilla or IE). I go to the login screen, enter the information
   and I get redirected back to the login screen. No error message or anything. 
   If I type in an invalid password, same thing. No error message. I register as
   a new user, that works fine. When I try to log on with that, however, no dice.
   I look in the wp_user table and the new user is there. I added a print statement
   to wp-login.php to show me the sql statement created on line 89. I then cut and
   pasted that and ran it on the mysql command line and it returned the expected
   record (for both admin and the new user I created). There’s reference above to“
   that firefox thing” and “rogue ‘firefox.exe'” problems but I’m not sure what 
   that means. Can someone elaborate?
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-90222)
 * Have you been able to login yet ?
    The link above shows how to modify the code
   for a https login. The ‘rogue firefox’ – is when I have done something that causes
   FF to start up again, but run invisibly. Doesn’t happem often, and I don’t know
   what it is I’m doing to cause it, but a ctrl-alt-del does the trick. Are you 
   able to try from another computer, or give us a link so we can try to register
   and login ? Have you cleared your cache and cookies then tried ?
 *  [hartley_h](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hartley_h/)
 * (@hartley_h)
 * [21 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-90224)
 * Now I feel stupid. I saw that link but thought it was to a page I’d read. It 
   wasn’t and it included the solution to my problem. In retrospect, it was obvious
   that anywhere “[http://&#8221](http://&#8221); was hard coded it would need to
   be changed to “[https://&#8221](https://&#8221);. I might suggest that in some
   future version, those pieces be pulled out and put in wp-config.php so that they
   can be changed in one place. Anyway, things seem to be working now. Thanks.
 *  [hartley_h](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hartley_h/)
 * (@hartley_h)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-90286)
 * Update: October 7, 2004
    The new version (1.2.1) has been released. If you upgrade,
   even if you follow the instructions, it will break https installations. You need
   to edit login.php and replace http:// with https:// in two places (lines 153 
   and 155). Otherwise it will “update” your database with the WRONG form when you
   log in. It would REALLY be nice if this were a parameter that we could set in
   wp-config.php.
 *  [bestfoot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bestfoot/)
 * (@bestfoot)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-login-2/#post-90287)
 * I have a prior version installed in a diff. directory and log in fine. I have
   1.2.1 installed and cannot log in. I logged in fine the first time. I have deleted
   cache and cookies. It is something in the “new” and not necessarily improved 
   version, cause if I cannot log in, what good is it? I have had many many installations
   and never had a problem before. Help 🙂

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