Changing the Magento default admin URL

October 30, 2011 by Karlston D'Emanuele·2 Comments

Magento installations normally use the URL /admin to access the back-office. To change the admin URL to something different:

Open the/app/etc/local.xml file

In the section

```
<admin>
```
```
    <routers>
```
```
        <adminhtml>
```
```
            <args>
```

                <frontName><![CDATA[admin]]></frontName>

```
            </args>
```
```
        </adminhtml>
```
```
    </routers>
```
```
</admin>
```

Change the CDATA value for frontName to the new admin address.
For example: to change from /admin to /backoffice

```
<admin>
```
```
    <routers>
```
```
        <adminhtml>
```
```
            <args>
```

                <frontName><![CDATA[backoffice]]></frontName>

```
            </args>
```
```
        </adminhtml>
```
```
    </routers>
```
```
</admin>
```

Clear the cache by deleting the entries under /var/cache in the file system
Access the backoffice with the new URL

References

How to change the Magento Admin URL / Path