<p>Have you got your <code>htaccess</code> file working ok? By default the <code>htaccess</code> file is named incorrectly, it should be <code>.htaccess not</code>htaccess`. You can read about renaming that file in the <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/installing#step-1-upload-the-files" rel="nofollow">installation docs</a>.</p>

<p>As a quick test you could try:
"/index.php/new-url"</p>

<p>If that works it's your <code>htaccess</code> file.</p>

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<p>I am trying to reset the default path to the dashboard from admin to something else. I have this in <code>config/general.php</code>:</p>

<pre><code>return array(
    'cpTrigger' =&gt; 'new-url',
    'omitScriptNameInUrls' =&gt; true,
    'devMode' =&gt; true,
);
</code></pre>

<p>But when I go to <code>devsite.myurl.co.uk/new-url</code>, I get a 404 error. I got this working locally but not since I installed the site on a staging server, and imported the database and changed the general and db files. Any ideas?</p>

<p>If I take out the <code>cpTrigger</code> line, and just use <code>devsite.myurl.co.uk/admin</code>, everything is fine.</p>

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Changing the default admin path
# Changing the default admin path

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-14)

I am trying to reset the default path to the dashboard from admin to something else. I have this in config/general.php:
return array(
    'cpTrigger' => 'new-url',
    'omitScriptNameInUrls' => true,
    'devMode' => true,
);

But when I go to devsite.myurl.co.uk/new-url, I get a 404 error. I got this working locally but not since I installed the site on a staging server, and imported the database and changed the general and db files. Any ideas?
If I take out the cpTrigger line, and just use devsite.myurl.co.uk/admin, everything is fine.

**Tags:** admin, 404


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-14. Score: 4

Have you got your `htaccess` file working ok? By default the `htaccess` file is named incorrectly, it should be `.htaccess not`htaccess`. You can read about renaming that file in the [installation docs](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/installing#step-1-upload-the-files).

As a quick test you could try:
"/index.php/new-url"

If that works it's your `htaccess` file.


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