How to change the administrator path ?

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How to change the administrator path ?

Post by ilclaudio » Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:53 pm

Hi all,
is it possible to change the adminitrator path from <mysite>/administrator to <misite>/myadmin ?
Which are the steps to follow?
Does it exist an howto?

thank you

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Re: How to change the administrator path ?

Post by mandville » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:13 pm

see this topic
How to change the administrator Url (instructions)
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Re: How to change the administrator path ?

Post by the apprentice » Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:02 am

I read that topic and still don't understand how to change it without 3rd party apps.
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Re: How to change the administrator path ?

Post by leolam » Sat Oct 29, 2016 9:57 am

@the apprentice: Do you actually read? Mandville wrote
Its very simple, you cant.
There is no option to change the administrator url
and she is right for 100%

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