Title: Cannot log into wp-admin, HTTP 500 error Last modified: March 27, 2017 --- # Cannot log into wp-admin, HTTP 500 error * [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/) * It seems my website agilesocks.com is up, but I cannot log in to do anything administrative using [http://www.agilesocks.com/wp-admin](http://www.agilesocks.com/wp-admin). Help! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 24 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Jorge Calle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geost/) * (@geost) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962034) * Hi [@thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/), * Indeed wp-admin link is not working, try login to your admin panel through here: [https://www.agilesocks.com/wp-login.php](https://www.agilesocks.com/wp-login.php) * And let’s find out the source of your problem. Did you recently migrate your site or make a change in the domain DNS? * Thread Starter [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962054) * I was at least able to get to that page, but I still got the same error when I tried to log in. * Over the weekend, I implemented SSL through my host Bluehost. But the site has been working properly for 24 hours. I was able to get to the admin panel fine until just now. * [Jorge Calle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geost/) * (@geost) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962111) * I see, that must be the source of our problem here. * Before implementing SSL did you change your WordPress URL to _https_ in General Settings? * Thread Starter [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962116) * I don’t think that is the source of the problem because I was able to log into wp-admin 24 hours after the SSL change was complete. * I did not change the URL to https in General Setting. But again, it has worked since the SSL certificate was applied, * Thread Starter [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962346) * And if this is the issue, how can I access the WP General Settings? * [Jorge Calle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geost/) * (@geost) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962385) * Sometimes the website keeps working because of the cache even if it has a problem. After the cache is refreshed the problem appears. Hence, we should discard the URL being a problem. * Let’s see if we can get access adding this to the wp-config.php: * ``` define('WP_HOME','https://www.agilesocks.com/'); define('WP_SITEURL','https://www.agilesocks.com/'); ``` * Thread Starter [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962433) * I don’t know how to access that file * Thread Starter [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962495) * I figured out how to access the file, but that has not fixed the issue. * [Jorge Calle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geost/) * (@geost) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962511) * Oh sorry, my bad. I should have asked this first: Do you have FTP access to your site? Or access to your WordPress folders and files through your CPanel? * [Jorge Calle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geost/) * (@geost) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962531) * Ok, good job. Do you have access to the WordPress database? Usually there is an option known as PHPMyAdmin in your hosting. * Thread Starter [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962631) * Yes, I see an option PHPMyAdmin * [Jorge Calle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geost/) * (@geost) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962754) * Ok, click there and then I need you to please do the following: 1. Once inside phpMyAdmin click in Databases and select your WordPress database. If you cannot recognize your database, you can take a look at _DB\_NAME_ in the _wp-config.php_ file we saw before. 2. After we select the database, seacrh _wp\_options_ in the column _Table_ and click on it. 3. Some rows should be displayed after that. Click _Edit_ in the rows which option_name is _siteurl_ and _home_. Add the ‘s’ in the URLs that you’ll be able to see. After adding it, click _Go_. * [Table Screenshot for reference](https://d.pr/ecov) * Tell me how it goes 😉 * Thread Starter [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962769) * I checked, and both of those fields already have the s in the URL. * [Jorge Calle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geost/) * (@geost) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962790) * Ok, good to know. That’s checked 😉 Now let’s check the following file please. In the same directory you fount the _wp-admin.php_ file there should be a _.htaccess_ file. Can you please show me what is inside that file? * Thread Starter [thetravelchica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetravelchica/) * (@thetravelchica) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/#post-8962812) * I do not see a .htaccess file. Note I also don’t see a wp-admin.php file. The file I looked at before was wp-config.php Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 24 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Cannot log into wp-admin, HTTP 500 error’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [login](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/login/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 24 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [chyna823](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chyna823/) * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-into-wp-admin-http-500-error/page/2/#post-9148941) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics