June 12, 2016
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Accessing wp-admin returns 404 error
You have experienced this error after installing WordPress on an Add-on Domain. You have also tried the common solutions found online but none of them seems to work. Some of the these solutions are:
- Check the Site URL entry in the mySQL database. Simply login to cPanel > phpmyadmin > WP_Options to find the “Site URL” entry. If the url information is wrong, then you just have to correct it.
- Some users experienced the problem due to an invalid security entry in the .htacess file inside the admin folder, which blocks access to the wp-admin/ folder. They are not sure what caused this, so in any case, do check if you have the same problem.
- Check and confirm that the permission for wp-admin folder is 755.
- If none of the above works, check if you have installed the Addon Domain inside a sub-folder of the public_html/. If it is not inside the public_html, it may not work correctly. You may access the wordpress site but not the admin area.
Give the above a try and let us know what you find. There are many sites with screenshots and solutions for 1 – 3. Try solution #4 if all do not work.
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