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| + | <span class="btn-grey" style="color:#0088dd;">'''🠉 [[FAQS TIPS & TRICKS]]'''</span> | ||
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| − | + | If you have lost the login credentials to access admin: | |
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| + | *In your database, select the '''administrators''' and delete the existing administrator. | ||
| + | *Edit the file on your server, '''youradmin/.htpasswd_oscommerce''' - delete all content and save the file. | ||
| + | *Edit the file on your server, '''youradmin/.htaccess''' - delete the following lines: | ||
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##### OSCOMMERCE ADMIN PROTECTION - BEGIN ##### | ##### OSCOMMERCE ADMIN PROTECTION - BEGIN ##### | ||
AuthType Basic | AuthType Basic | ||
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Require valid-user | Require valid-user | ||
##### OSCOMMERCE ADMIN PROTECTION - END ##### | ##### OSCOMMERCE ADMIN PROTECTION - END ##### | ||
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| + | *Then access '''yoursite/youradmin''' | ||
| + | * You will see that no admin exists and that you should enter a username and password to create one. | ||
| + | *Do this, make a record of username and password and access again | ||
| + | *Use the username and password you just entered | ||
| + | *After login, go to Configuration => Administrators and activate additional .htaccess protection. | ||
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Revision as of 15:24, 5 September 2020
<historylink type="back">🠈 Back</historylink> 🠉 FAQS TIPS & TRICKS
If you have lost the login credentials to access admin:
- In your database, select the administrators and delete the existing administrator.
- Edit the file on your server, youradmin/.htpasswd_oscommerce - delete all content and save the file.
- Edit the file on your server, youradmin/.htaccess - delete the following lines:
##### OSCOMMERCE ADMIN PROTECTION - BEGIN ##### AuthType Basic AuthName "osCommerce Online Merchant Administration Tool" AuthUserFile /web/htdocs/YOUR PATH TO ADMIN DIRECTORY/.htpasswd_oscommerce Require valid-user ##### OSCOMMERCE ADMIN PROTECTION - END #####
- Then access yoursite/youradmin
- You will see that no admin exists and that you should enter a username and password to create one.
- Do this, make a record of username and password and access again
- Use the username and password you just entered
- After login, go to Configuration => Administrators and activate additional .htaccess protection.
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