Title: wp-admin login problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# wp-admin login problem

 *  [mhirche](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhirche/)
 * (@mhirche)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-login-problem/)
 * Hi, I get this message when I try to enter the wp-admin login page:
 * Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /
   customers/indadvendt.dk/indadvendt.dk/httpd.www/wordpress/wp-includes/cache.php
   on line 36
 * Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /
   customers/indadvendt.dk/indadvendt.dk/httpd.www/wordpress/wp-includes/query.php
   on line 21
 * Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /
   customers/indadvendt.dk/indadvendt.dk/httpd.www/wordpress/wp-includes/theme.php
   on line 507
 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started
   at /customers/indadvendt.dk/indadvendt.dk/httpd.www/wordpress/wp-includes/cache.
   php:36) in /customers/indadvendt.dk/indadvendt.dk/httpd.www/wordpress/wp-includes/
   pluggable.php on line 329
 * I need to update my wordpress version – but I must login before updating. I have
   no clue how to make the login site work.
 * Hope to hear from someone,
    best regards – majken

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-login-problem/#post-1443696)
 * ftp to site or use host’s file manager to rename plugins folder, thus deactivating
   all plugins
    if a plugin is borked this will let you log in
 * if this doesn’t help, rename your theme folder, thus activating default theme
   
   if a theme error this will let you log in
 *  [Jeremy Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyclark13/)
 * (@jeremyclark13)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-login-problem/#post-1443697)
 * You don’t have to login to update wordpress.
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress)
   The manual update section has the directions you need.
 *  Thread Starter [mhirche](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhirche/)
 * (@mhirche)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-login-problem/#post-1443699)
 * I will proceed with your advices
    – thank you 🙂

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 * [wp-admin login](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-admin-login/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [mhirche](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhirche/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-login-problem/#post-1443699)
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