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#1 2018-09-17 12:24:04

Ken
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Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

after following the upgrade instructions for backlight 2, I got the following message

Backlight 2 was installed successfully”. From here, press “Continue to Backlight”.

I then clicked on continue and tried to log in using

username admin, password ttg8888

I got an error message from the browser, not from Backlight. I tried entering in the address

http://sweetlightgallery.com/backlight

I do get the Backlight admin controls, like I used to with Backlight v1. I get a page with the following text:

"Your Company
Welcome
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I really need help! My website no longer works.

Last edited by Ken (2018-09-17 12:53:04)

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#2 2018-09-17 12:26:25

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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

I just downloaded BL2 this evening, so it is the newest version.

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#3 2018-09-17 12:31:45

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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

Make sure that you've copied the correct .htaccess files into the correct locations.
The .htaccess file at the top of the extracted Installer zip needs to be uploaded to the top of your website (e.g. under public_html)
The .htaccess file located within backlight/ from extracted Installer zip needs to be uploaded into backlight/ on your server.

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#4 2018-09-17 12:36:15

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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

correct .htaccess files are copied to their correct locations.

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#5 2018-09-17 12:39:47

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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

also meant to say
I do not get the Backlight admin controls, like I used to with Backlight v1

just the page with text posted above

Last edited by Ken (2018-09-17 12:40:20)

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#6 2018-09-17 12:57:20

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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

That’s the reason for my comment. It looks like the backlight/ page is being processed by the index.php at the top of your site rather than the one inside Backlight. That suggests either the backlight/.htaccess file is missing or is the file meant for the top of your site.

If you’re sure it’s correct, and also that the respective index.php files are correct, but it’s still not working, then can you provide me with FTP access via email?

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#7 2018-09-17 12:57:32

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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

another odd thing I notice. When I enter the web address sweetlightgallery.com/backlight, besides getting the text posted above on the website page, I notice that the web address has turned to http://sweetlightgallery.com/backlight/installer/

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#8 2018-09-17 13:08:06

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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

Ben, I just emailed you the FTP access

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#9 2018-09-17 13:29:59

Ben
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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

Have you not run the installer yet?  That's part of the installation and upgrade process for Backlight 2.

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#10 2018-09-17 13:34:42

Ken
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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

Yes, I ran the installer and got the following message

Backlight 2 was installed successfully”. From here, press “Continue to Backlight”.

I then clicked on continue and tried to log in using

username admin, password ttg8888

Last edited by Ken (2018-09-17 13:35:18)

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#11 2018-09-17 13:38:02

Ben
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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

If upgrading, your old username and password should work.

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#12 2018-09-17 13:39:59

Ken
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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

I can not access BL2 admin. When I enter in sweetlightgallery.com/backlight

I get the text posted above. No option to enter in a username and password.

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#13 2018-09-17 14:15:02

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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

any help would be greatly appreciated. I need to get my website back up and running.

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#14 2018-09-17 16:06:02

Ben
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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

I've found a problem - the wrong index.php had been uploaded into backlight/installer/
Can you visit http://sweetlightgallery.com/backlight/installer/ and continue with the process?

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#15 2018-09-17 19:11:19

Ken
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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

OK, it now works and I am able to log into BL2. The index.php file was uploaded from Backlight-2-Installer-102, so I do not understand why there was a problem.

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#16 2018-09-17 20:16:53

Ben
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Re: Help - Can not log in to BL2 Admin - website down

You had uploaded at least one file to the wrong location.

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