How do you Change Admin URL so it isn't "Domain.com/Admin"

[PPV]

I need to change the admin url login page so it is not http://domain.com/admin
1. I get a lot of password reset requests from hackers wanna be
2. I do not want the whole world to know I am using a generic script


Could anyone help?

[mytakeondisney]

PPV -

That is a good question, and now I know why I probably have been getting the password reset request - didn't even think about that.

[grynmoors]

have you tried just renaming the directory from admin to something else and changing the name to reflect same in .htaccess (it's the first 2 lines) to see what happens? I'll do it on one of my test sites and I'll let you know.

[grynmoors]

I have not had this problem (yet) but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

My suggestion didn't work... probably what I'll do is rename the admin folder to something else and then when I want to use it, name it the real name and then change it back when I'm done. That's the best solution I can think of right now unless someone comes up with a better one. If someone tries to access mydomain.com/admin they'll keep getting redirected to the main page since it will then technically be a 404 error.

[SportsGamingTV.com]

You should password protect the admin directory so that they can't even try the reset. You'll have to log in twice, once to access the directory and once to enter your admin login info, but it is much more secure than leaving it open to the world.

[grynmoors]

OH DUH!

[carefree2]

RewriteRule ^admin/(.*) http://www.site.com