Title: wp-admin and php code parameters deblocking solution
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# wp-admin and php code parameters deblocking solution

 *  Resolved [Gwenael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siwax/)
 * (@siwax)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-and-php-code-parameters-deblocking-solution/)
 * I don’t claim for support but as it could help I just want to say that **I was
   once blocked out of the admin** and that the solution was not only simple but
   also very confortable as I could find back most of my main customized parameters.
 * °°°°°°
 * **Why was I blocked ?**
    I had checked in “Firewall” (Simple Firewall dashboard
   category) : – block PHP code and – block WordPress specific terms.
 * ^^
    Blocked. No more admin access. ^^
 * °°°°°°
    **How did I unlock ?** I only had to upload by FTP at the source of the
   folder of the plugin an empty file named ” **forceOff **“. No extension, no nothing
   inside.
 * _Source:
    [https://icontrolwp.freshdesk.com/support/articles/3000000959](https://icontrolwp.freshdesk.com/support/articles/3000000959)
 * °°°°°°
    **What was the result?** Ok I thought that it might work and that I would
   have to configure the plugin from the beginning.
 * Much better !
 * Not only I could access to my wordpress admin, but also most of my previous parameters
   were still active.
 * °°°°°°
    **What did happen?** Those smart guys from “Simple Firewall”, with this
   simple file named ” forceOff “, just deactivate the customized parameters that
   could block your admin access but not the other ones.
 * So f#k1ng smart !
 * Thanks !
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Gwenael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siwax/)
 * (@siwax)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-and-php-code-parameters-deblocking-solution/#post-6581788)
 * But I am really curious about the real process…
    It could help me to understand
   how it works and some of my limits. 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Paul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paultgoodchild/)
 * (@paultgoodchild)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-and-php-code-parameters-deblocking-solution/#post-6581791)
 * How do you mean you’re curious about the “real process”. Do you mean how the 
   forceOff works?
 *  Thread Starter [Gwenael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siwax/)
 * (@siwax)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-and-php-code-parameters-deblocking-solution/#post-6581799)
 * Yes I do.
 *  Plugin Author [Paul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paultgoodchild/)
 * (@paultgoodchild)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-and-php-code-parameters-deblocking-solution/#post-6582038)
 * Sorry for not replying sooner.
 * The plugin is broken up into distinct modules and each module has 2 part – the
   actual processor for that module.. all the “security” relating code for that 
   section. The other part is the bit that handles the configuration and initialization
   for the processor. It reads the configuration file, pulls in the saved options,
   handles the saving of options on admin side etc.
 * The forceOff simply works by overriding the “is it enabled” option and prevents
   the running of the processor.
 * I hope that helps!

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