Title: Cannot access admin backend Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Cannot access admin backend * Resolved [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/) * MASSIVE PANIC!! What has happened? I went to log in to the admin of site (currently in a sub [HERE](http://x2y.mr-woggle.co.uk/X2Y/)) and now when I enter the password this comes up!! I cannot get in!! * An appropriate representation of the requested resource /X2Y/wp-login.php could not be found on this server. Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request * Help? What’s happened and how can I reset this? * Don’t panic Mr Mannering… Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 34 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/page/2/?output_format=md) * [lifeshell19@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lifeshell19gmailcom/) * (@lifeshell19gmailcom) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903293) * You can reset the password from the DB itself. * Not a big problem so do not panic. * Thanks * [Timothy Jacobs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timothyblynjacobs/) * (@timothyblynjacobs) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903298) * That only appears after you click the login button, correct? * Thread Starter [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903299) * Yep * [Timothy Jacobs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timothyblynjacobs/) * (@timothyblynjacobs) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903302) * Contact your host. This issue has [appeared](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-appropriate-representation-of-the-requested-etc?replies=5) before. In the meantime try going [directly](http://x2y.mr-woggle.co.uk/X2Y/wp-login.php) to the login page. * Thread Starter [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903303) * Thats the page that as soon as I put in my details, the error message comes up. * Just a thought, I installed Members plug in to try something that didn’t work. The last thing I did was de-activate it. Could this be it? I can’t access the Editor page either * Panic 🙁 * [Timothy Jacobs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timothyblynjacobs/) * (@timothyblynjacobs) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903304) * Right, but did you try logging in again, from previous posts it seemed to be a problem when having a url in the url. * The editor page is inside the wordpress admin area, are you able to access other pages in the wordpress admin area. * Thread Starter [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903305) * No.Both editor or admin login is leading me to this- * An appropriate representation of the requested resource /X2Y/wp-login.php could not be found on this server. Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request * Thread Starter [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903306) * Is it worth me changing the password in the DB? I’ve got instructions in front of me although they are not written in very good english!! * Thanks for your help. I really am panicking currently * [Timothy Jacobs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timothyblynjacobs/) * (@timothyblynjacobs) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903307) * Oh, you mean an editor account. I see. Did you try logging in at the direct url above? * Thread Starter [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903308) * Yes.Both lead to 404 (or whatever error report that is!!) * Thread Starter [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903310) * Get the same report when I try to ask for a new password too * [Timothy Jacobs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timothyblynjacobs/) * (@timothyblynjacobs) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903311) * Contact your host. * [lifeshell19@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lifeshell19gmailcom/) * (@lifeshell19gmailcom) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903312) * enable errors and check what certain error do you have. * Host has nothing to do with it * Thread Starter [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903313) * Yep, looks like it’s my hosting after all. Just tried accessing mine that’s not in a sub and thats doing the same thing. * Thanks for your help. I’ll mark this as resolved when I’ve got it sorted. * A * Thread Starter [Andy Woggle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andy-woggle/) * (@andy-woggle) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/#post-3903325) * Joy. My host is not responding. This is more than worrying. I cannot access ANY of my install’s back-ends. * Really quite stressed Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 34 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Cannot access admin backend’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [admin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/admin/) * [login](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/login/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 34 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [shix86](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shix86/) * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/panic-cannot-access-admin-backend/page/3/#post-3903754) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics