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Administrator folder redirects to another domain

Post by gravitoso » Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:43 am

Hello folks!

I'll do my best with my English.

I downloaded and installed Joomla 4.4.3 on shared hosting with HostGator. After the installation, I tried to log in with my credentials, but my URL with the "/administrator" folder now redirects to another domain with a paragraph in different languages.

My site is http://www.callmeisma.mx. If you type http://www.callmeisma.mx/administrator, you will be redirected to https://homoorigin.sk/administrator/, showing the following text:
EN
Due to protection of web servers from repeated attacks, we were forced to restrict access to the administrative interface of web pages to selected countries. If you are currently in a foreign country, please sign in to WebAdmin, proceed to your domain management, and disable this GeoIP filter in the CMS section.
I've talked with HostGator tech support, and there's no help from them. They say that this is a problem with Joomla. I've tracked the logo that appears on this URL, and it is the same as the next site based in Slovakia https://www.websupport.sk/. So, I'm thinking that now I'm a victim of DNS hijacking.

What do you think? Thank you for your time and help.
Last edited by toivo on Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:46 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Administrator folder redirects to another domain

Post by toivo » Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:57 am

Welcome to the Joomla forum!

gravitoso wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:43 am
I've talked with HostGator tech support, and there's no help from them. They say that this is a problem with Joomla.
This issue has nothing to do with Joomla.

gravitoso wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:43 am
I'm thinking that now I'm a victim of DNS hijacking.
How come? The link http://www.callmeisma.mx shows the home page of your website. The link to the backend of your website is now also working, BTW.
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Re: Administrator folder redirects to another domain

Post by Webdongle » Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:47 am

Works ok for me
https://www.callmeisma.mx/administrator/ doesn't redirect for me
http://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/
https://www.weblinksonline.co.uk/updating-joomla.html
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Re: Administrator folder redirects to another domain

Post by gravitoso » Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:19 am

toivo wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:57 am
Welcome to the Joomla forum!

gravitoso wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:43 am
I've talked with HostGator tech support, and there's no help from them. They say that this is a problem with Joomla.
This issue has nothing to do with Joomla.

gravitoso wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:43 am
I'm thinking that now I'm a victim of DNS hijacking.
How come? The link http://www.callmeisma.mx shows the home page of your website. The link to the backend of your website is now also working, BTW.
Thank you for the welcome!

Yes, the front end works pefectly, but the administrator page shows the another domain.

I saw the answer of @webdonle and the link with HTTPS works!, I didn't know that Hostgator offers the SSL security for free, so i need to force the redirection to HTTPS instead of HTTP.

Thanks again @Toivo!

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Re: Administrator folder redirects to another domain

Post by gravitoso » Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:25 am

Webdongle wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:47 am
Works ok for me
https://www.callmeisma.mx/administrator/ doesn't redirect for me
Hi @Webdongle, thank you for the time to give an answer to my problem. Thanks to the URL with HTTPS that you wrote, I can see the log-in form!.

I don't know if you are able to see the Joomla interface. I see this page and all the back-end once I've logged in as a plain html. Well, the first problem was not a problem.

Thanks again for your time!


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