Title: Can’t Access WP-ADMIN Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Can’t Access WP-ADMIN * [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/) * Hi All, * I upgraded to 2.8.2 & deleted wp-super cache. Since then the site loads all accept the admin side of the site. * I can’t access anything in wp-admin. * I have tried the following: * – deleted plugins folder & tested access (no luck) – deleted wp-admin & reinstalled from latest version – deleted wp-includes & reinstalled from latest version – deleted .htaccess & reverted to default (no luck) * None of these have helped resolve the problem. * I have a sql back up should I need to reinstall everything, hoping thats not the case. Thank you in advance to everyone who tries to help. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/) * (@iridiax) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1180991) * Maybe it’s your theme? Some incompatible themes can disable the admin (the theme’s functions.php loads even when in the admin). * Thread Starter [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1180999) * Thanks iridiax * I also renamed my current theme hoping it would then go to the default. THis didn’t help either. * [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/) * (@iridiax) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181003) * Just in case you missed something in the wp-super-cache uninstall, see: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/other_notes/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/other_notes/) * Otherwise, you could try a manual upgrade to 2.8.4: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended) * Thread Starter [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181013) * Could deleting the htaccess effect access to wp-admin? * I have tried a couple of ways to access the back end using absolute urls but still no joy. I followed the steps in he wp-super cache uninstall but no luck there either. * If I delete the old wp core files (except those stated) is there a chance my DB has some tables left over that are corrupt? I tried looking for wp-super cache in the DB but found nothing. * Thanks * [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/) * (@iridiax) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181021) * I don’t think that deleting the .htaccess would keep you out of your site. Backup everything and try a manual upgrade. * Thread Starter [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181026) * Thanks for all your help so far – I am working through the manual install right now. * Thread Starter [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181035) * Ran through manual install & the /wp-admin/upgrade.php states my DB is up to date. * I click continue which should take me to the home page but now all my content is gone and I have the same blank screen I had for /wp-admin. * Url is [http://www.mywestworld.com](http://www.mywestworld.com) * Could there be a problem with my DB? * [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/) * (@kmessinger) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181071) * It seems your files are there. The default theme is there. Do you have an index. php file? * BTW, nothing will produce a 404 error either. * Thread Starter [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181187) * Yes, index.php is there. * Can a corrupt DB cause these kinds of issues? * [ycallahan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ycallahan/) * (@ycallahan) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181192) * I’ve been having the same issue for the past 2 hrs. * [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/) * (@iridiax) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181197) * Do you have an **error_log** file? (Note: Not everyone does.) If you do, what does it say? * As for the database, maybe this below could help? * [http://educhalk.org/blog/?p=114](http://educhalk.org/blog/?p=114) * Thread Starter [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181261) * PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/mywestworld.com/httpdocs/wp-config.php:79) in /var/ www/vhosts/mywestworld.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/feed-rss2-comments.php on line 8 * I removed the white space at the end of wp-config but still doesn’t work. Any ides folks? * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181262) * > PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output > started at /var/www/vhosts/mywestworld.com/httpdocs/wp-config.php:79) in /var/ > www/vhosts/mywestworld.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/feed-rss2-comments.php on line > 8 > I removed the white space at the end of wp-config but still doesn’t work. Any > ides folks? * do it again. it, (or hidden crap) is still there. * that, or remake the file using a fresh wp-config-sample.php and this time use a plain text editor. * Thread Starter [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181266) * used a fresh wp-config sample & plain text editor to add the info. * At first I made an error with the DB name. Tried accessing the site and got the Error in establishing DB connection message. * I updated the info & now everything is still blank (Main site & Admin). * Thread Starter [maccabc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maccabc/) * (@maccabc) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-4/#post-1181268) * To add I have also tried connecting to the same DB via a new wordpress install in a fresh directory * mywestworld.com/blog * Again the site fails to load. 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