Magento can't login in admin with right username and password

Question

I just freshly installed Magento(1.7.0.2) on my localhost(LAMP). Now after installation when I wanted to go for the admin panel it asked me for the username and

Answer 1

I agree with -Checkpoint Charlie- that commenting cookie params may cause future trouble.

If you install magento on local server, you have to install it using the 127.0.0.1/magento_install_path IP not localhost/magento_install_path. Localhost does not accept cookies for magento installation(or something like that), it has to do with magento rules on installation.

Answer 2

If you cannot log in, here is what I would do:

1. Set up your host file to redirect www.localhost.com to 127.0.0.1
2. Delete app/etc/local.xml
3. Re-install Magento, using www.localhost.com as the URL (with skip URL validation)
4. Save username and password
5. Clear cookies and try again

I'm recommending number 3 as you've mentioned modifying core code (never really a good idea)

Answer 3

do these steps :
1: go through: xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Model\Session\Abstract\
2: open Varien.php file
3: make comment line number from 87 to 104 save it and try to login...

Answer 4

1.Open Varien.php file Location app\code\core\Mage\Core\Model\Session\Abstract.

2.Find and comment the bellow code

if (!$cookieParams['httponly']) {
       unset($cookieParams['httponly']);
       if (!$cookieParams['secure']) {
           unset($cookieParams['secure']);
           if (!$cookieParams['domain']) {
               unset($cookieParams['domain']);
           }
       }
   }

   if (isset($cookieParams['domain'])) {
       $cookieParams['domain'] = $cookie->getDomain();
   }

Source http://infynet.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/admin-login-fail-in-magento/

Answer 5

In fact there is no programming and set up issues for this problem.

1. Find this code snipet from Varien.php and replace as below

   if ((isset($cookieParams['domain'])) && !in_array("127.0.0.1", 
         self::getValidatorData())) {
         $cookieParams['domain'] = $cookie->getDomain();
   }
   

2. Just open another browser and open the local magento page with 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost.

3. Clear the browser history with cookie for good practice.