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Started by esm, Jan 07 2011, 22:04

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#21 esm

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Posted 14 January 2011, 20:33

Yes, I did open the admin table and entered the user name manually. Same result, invalid login attempt.

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Posted 15 January 2011, 03:33

How does "uploading a new admin" sounds to you?

Do you mind giving a temp URL to take a look?

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Posted 15 January 2011, 08:53

I posted a solution to this last night, purely following the advice of Mike Taylor.


Try this

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#24 esm

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Posted 15 January 2011, 16:27

When I tried to enter the changes in the admin/configuration.php, those 3 "define" lines are not even in there. I did a search for that string and it's definitely not in that file. This drives me nuts! :-(

Edited by esm, 15 January 2011, 16:27.

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Posted 15 January 2011, 16:58

You're hunting rabbits and it's duck season.
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Look in /admin/includes/configure.php
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#26 esm

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Posted 16 January 2011, 18:24

OK, my mistake.

So I opened the admin/includes/configure.php file, made the changes, uploaded on the server, emptied the administrators table and attempted to create an administrator.

Result: 404 error message, file not found!

#27 esm

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Posted 17 January 2011, 19:09

Guys,

Wouldn't it be easier to just scrap this cart, delete everything on the server and start a new cart from scratch?

Just a thought.

Ed

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Posted 18 January 2011, 14:01

The answer is yes but...

It will depend on the state of your store - is it active - that is do you have customers buying, or have you customers that need transferring to a new store.

Have you add-ons that you feel you need.

At the end of the day it is always a case of can you afford to lose what you already have, but updating to 2.3.1 will solve a lot of security and php6 problems and you could import most of the essential parts of your database customer of course and products (to keep the search engines happy)
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#29 esm

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Posted 18 January 2011, 15:40

I understand the implications of starting a new store and I'd rather avoid it. But this whole thing with not being able to get into the store admin has been going on for too long and I need a solution. My customer (the store owner) is getting nervous. :-)

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Posted 18 January 2011, 21:27

just a quick suggestion.

Do you have any other oscommerce shops?

if not install a new one and create yourself an admin account. then go to that shops database and export the admin table

now on the shop you want to fix delete the admin table and import the one from the second shop. then try login. if that doesnt work then there is something larger wrong with the store and i would recommend a start from scratch.
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#31 esm

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Posted 20 January 2011, 21:27

Hi Y'all,

My customer wants me to start a new shopping cart from scratch.

What would be the best method to back up the existing database?

Thanks,

Ed

#32 bmiadmin

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Posted 12 January 2012, 17:58

I have the same problem, except I am not as computer smart as some of you. I have godaddy as my host. I can go into the dashboard on their website, open the htaccess password file and see the password but it is encrypted and can go into the htaccess folder and see my user name .....NOW WHAT? HELP please! I have customers ordering products from me that are discontinued and I NEED to get into my catalog!!

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Posted 12 January 2012, 19:27

Jason,

Rename the .htaccess file. This will get you access to the website.

To recreate .htaccess protection, upload new .htaccess and .htpasswd_oscommerce files and then set the protection from admin>>configuration>> administrators again.




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Posted 13 January 2012, 08:16

View Postesm, on 20 January 2011, 21:27, said:

Hi Y'all,

My customer wants me to start a new shopping cart from scratch.

What would be the best method to back up the existing database?

Thanks,

Ed

Use the back up option in the shop admin

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Posted 15 January 2012, 17:53

does any one know how to recover a lost password to there admin panel on oscommerce? please mail me if you havae any information on this tpoic. Mail james@cnss.se

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Posted 15 January 2012, 20:36

Funnily enough I occasionally get locked out and it is something to do with the action recorder table.

Clearing that often allows me in. One day I'll work out exactly what it is.

Cheers

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Posted 17 January 2012, 11:40

View PostCNSS, on 15 January 2012, 17:53, said:

does any one know how to recover a lost password to there admin panel on oscommerce? please mail me if you havae any information on this tpoic. Mail .se"]james@CNSS.se
osC paswwords are "hashed" not "encrypted" therefore they are unrecoverable.

I believe you are supposed to empty the administrators table in the DB. Then when you login after that you will be prompted for a username/password.
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