Moved magento to new domain, admin URL redirect to old admin URL

Question

Edit: solved

I moved my magento-installation to a new domain, copied the database, changed the app/etc/local.xml to show to new database, changed the web/unsecure/base_url and web/secure/base_url and cleared the var/cache directory. The shop itself works with the new domain. But when I want to access the admin panel I get redirect to old url.

• http://newdomain.com -> http://newdomain.com
• http://newdomain.com/admin -> http://olddomain.com/admin

I also checked for system -> config -> admin -> admin BaseURL if there is any user specific settings. -> Its not.

I also checked in htaccess for any redirects. -> none.

What else could cause this redirect? I am out of ideas.

Answer 1

As my comment solved your problem I will post it as an answer.

According to magento takes all config data from cache folder you have to clear the magentodir/var/cache - including all subfolders - to be sure the new config is taken.

You said you allready cleared the cache, my advice is to check this point again. (Maybe you cleared the cache before you did the necessary changes?)

Answer 2

Check your core_config_data table with following filter

scope => stores
scope_id => 0
path => web/unsecure/base_url

scope => stores
scope_id => 0
path => web/secure/base_url

if the value is http://olddomain.com then change it new domain or delete the record.

Answer 3

I believe the problem come from the URL index cache. Let's do these steps to make sure you can fix it.

• Login to Phpmyadmin or any database method to empty the table core_url_rewrite (remember back up it first to make sure you have no risk).
• Make sure you clear all browser cache or use another browser and login to admin of magento. Now you will see it won't redirect to old domain any more.

Hope it 's useful

Answer 4

As someone mentioned above, check the core_config_data table, but instead query the value field. You could have created a new record with a different scope.

I ran this query SELECT * FROM 'core_config_data' WHERE 'value' LIKE '%http%' and spotted a 2nd copy of web/unsecure/base_url under a different storefront.

Answer 5

The solution to this for me was to flush the Redis cache. A similar solution probably applies if using Memcached.

Answer 6

After all of that still you have problem Try

sudo reboot

ftom putty.

Answer 7

Recently experienced the same thing on a Magento 2 install, having already updated my app/etc/env.php and all the references in core_config_data and run a cache:flush. Running setup:di:compile fixed this for me (even though the site I'd moved was in development mode).

Answer 8

If for someone all the above solutions won't work: check also the value for web/secure/base_link_url and web/secure/base_link_url in table core_config_data. Normally it uses the base url variables ({{secure_base_url}}, {{unsecure_base_url}}).

But lately I transferred a shop from a external developer and both values were linked to the old domain that triggered the redirect.

Both configs exists in Magento 1 an Magento 2.