Magento Admin Panel URL change not taking effect.

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I am attempting to update the admin panel url.

I edited app/etc/local.xml and changed the following line to the desired name:

<frontName><![CDATA[admin]]></frontName>

I then went to my Magento root and cleared the cache by running rm -rf var/cache/*

This exact process worked beautifully when I first tested on my remote staging server, it updated to the new URL immediately. However, there was absolutely no change when I attempted it on my live site. The admin panel still showed up when I visited www.mysite.com/admin.

I had a short window of time when the traffic to our website is low and nobody is actively using the admin panel, so I changed the name back to admin and cleared the cache again after my change did not take effect.

Any ideas what might have gone wrong?

TappX TappX · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-10T12:58:50

Take a look here.

http://www.pixlpitch.com/3-ways-to-change-magento-admin-path/

I personally used step 3

another way is to change from the admin itself.Goto System→Config→Admin→Admin Base Url→Use Custom Admin Path, set yes. Set new admin path in Custom admin path text field and save.

Magento Admin Panel URL change not taking effect.

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