Problems with WordPress

by SGTech
15 replies
Hey all.

I just installed a Wordpress blog and it was working fine. Then all of a sudden my main page does not display properly and when i try to go to the wp-admin page it just kicks me back to the main page. The URL is underwaterwaterproofcamera.com

Any idea?

Thanks in advance.

Scott
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  • Profile picture of the author Janet Sawyer
    Hi Scott,

    Did you just recently activate a new plugin? sometimes they wreak havoc!

    If you did and you have ftp access to your hosting go in and delete it from the plugin directory.

    Then see if your blog goes back to normal. It's just an idea, but it might work.
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    • Profile picture of the author gamefan
      Apparently the style file doesn't work on the home page. But it seems the login page is OK. Try login here yourdomain + /wp-login php. (Sorry, I can not add links.)
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  • Profile picture of the author Janet Sawyer
    gamefan,

    He said his login page just kicks him back to his home page, so it's not as simple as going to the wp-login.php, there's a problem with the whole installation.

    More than likely it is something to do with a recent addition/alteration - wordpress dies if it doesn't like something believe you me, or anyone else for that matter.

    My Wordpress Theme is Broken – How do I Fix it? | JTPRATT Wordpress Consultant

    Scott, if you need help after reading the above article, feel free to contact me.
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  • Profile picture of the author gamefan
    Compared the file wp-admin/index.php with the file you downloaded from wordpress.org. If it is different, backup the file wp-admin/index.php first and then overwrite it with original one. Then try logging in again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Luke Graham
    Your /wp-admin/ is giving an internal server error at the moment, are you changing things / working on this right now?

    This usually implies a problem with the script and its hard to tell exactly what is causing it - what does your error log show?
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    • Profile picture of the author SGTech
      Yeah I was working on some things. Basically I have now started over, reinstalled everything and I still get the same result even with no plugins or theme changes. I am at my wit's end.

      Scott
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      • Profile picture of the author Luke Graham
        Originally Posted by SGTech View Post

        Yeah I was working on some things. Basically I have now started over, reinstalled everything and I still get the same result even with no plugins or theme changes. I am at my wit's end.
        Hi Scott,

        Hang in there - it must be frustrating but theres always a logical explanation.

        When I go to /wp-admin/ I am getting redirected, as you clearly state.

        Looking at the headers returned from your website, you have a redirect in place that seems to be doing this.

        HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
        Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:01:31 GMT

        What do you have in your .htaccess in the way of 301 redirects?
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        • Profile picture of the author Luke Graham
          Oh, Scott,

          This would appear to be your problem. Im not familiar with the plugin. Disable this and if you are still having the same problem then look at yout .htaccess

          X-Redirect-Src: wp-content/plugins/link-cloaking-plugin/wplc_redirector.php
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          • Profile picture of the author SGTech
            Thank you Luke. How do I get in to disable the plugin if I cannot login? Can I do that through phpmymadmin?

            Thanks for all your help.

            Scott
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            • Profile picture of the author gjd6599
              Take the plug-in out the same way you got it in there. If you used an ftp program from your desktop, or from your hosting control panel, use that to go in and delete the plugin.

              If that does not work, and you have not done much work on the blog, so you don't have much to lose, it is often best to just delete the blog, and reinstall it.

              I build a lot of blogs, and about one in every 15 or 20 does something crazy, and I learned over time, it is often easier to just delete it and start over, if you are not too far into it.

              Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author Luke Graham
    Scott,

    Ive never used this plugin before, but it looks like it is this one you are using;
    Link Cloaking Plugin for WordPress | W-Shadow.com

    Looking a the details it adds several lines into your .htaccess - deleting the plugin will mean you need to rebuild your permalinks, which you cant do as you cant get into your admin dashboard.

    If you are ok with .htaccess you can remove the stuff its added - the area is self explanatory really; Look for the link cloaker section; if in doubt, comment out each line by adding a # at the beginning of it.

    Code:
    # Link Cloaker Plugin BEGIN
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteRule ^goto/([^/]*)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ http://YOURSITE/wp-content/plugins/link-cloaking-plugin/wplc_redirector.php?post_id=$2&link_num=$3&cloaked_url=$0 [L]
    RewriteRule ^goto/([^/]+)[/]?$ http://YOURSITE/wp-content/plugins/link-cloaking-plugin/wplc_redirector.php?name=$1&cloaked_url=$0 [L]
    </IfModule>
    # Link Cloaker Plugin ENDS
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