WordPress, nginx proxy and subdirectory: wp-login.php redirects to domain

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In my NGINX configuration, a WordPress blog is on a private server. My NGINX public server proxies the private server's content for https://www.example.com/blog/.

location ^~ /blog/ {    # A "subdirectory", hiding a proxied server

    proxy_pass              http://192.168.0.5:80/;    # The blog resides in the 
                                                       # private's web root, 
                                                       # not in a subdirectory
    proxy_set_header        Host $host;
    proxy_set_header        X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_redirect          off;
}

The blog is perfectly rendered on calling the domain and subdirectory. Bringing up wp-login does not generate a redirect GET field.

https://www.example.com/blog/wp-login.php

My siteurl and my home variables are both set to the domain with subdirectory.

However, after a successful login, I may see the dashboard, but the URL in my browser gets rewritten to https://www.example.com/wp-admin, causing problems on using the dashboard.

How do I configure WP to rewrite the URL to the subdirectory, although the blog is on a proxied private server?

(Do the subdirectories in the servers have to be symmetrical?)

Bukky · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-03 16:18:23Z

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I have also met with same problem, I found a workaround, to fix the issue, add below code to wp-config.php

$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = str_replace("/wp-admin/", "/blog/wp-admin/",  $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);

answered Mar 3, 2016 at 16:18

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Athlan Over a year ago

It does not work. Wordpress redirects from /blog to /wp-admin (instead of /blog/wp-admin.

Etienne Charland Over a year ago

THIS saved my life. Literally the only solution I could find online after a whole day. The comments are incredibly grateful! And this solution incredibly non-intuitive. But hey, it works!

Richard Smith · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-04 15:03:04Z

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WordPress uses two variables to define where it is hosted: WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL. Both can be set using the dashboard, but I prefer to set them in wp-config.php:

define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'https://www.example.com/blog' );
define( 'WP_HOME', 'https://www.example.com/blog' );

It is usual to set an absolute URL (as above) which includes scheme and host name, but I prefer to use a relative URL when operating behind a reverse-proxy, like this:

define( 'WP_SITEURL', '/blog' );
define( 'WP_HOME', '/blog' );

You can probably continue to run WordPress in the root of your private server (assuming it isn't accessed directly). Moving the private server down one level is a little more complicated and involves the web server configuration on both servers to be changed a little.

answered Dec 4, 2015 at 15:03

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Loourr Over a year ago

This was incredibly helpful when trying to proxy_pass with nginx

NBTX Over a year ago

Note: If you have access to the database, you can just edit 'siteurl' and 'home' in phpMyAdmin or something.

Gopinath Over a year ago

Relative urls does not work in v5.x, shows error The Site address you entered did not appear to be a valid URL. Please enter a valid URL.

pietrorea · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-06 06:26:57Z

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You have to add the following two rewrites to your wp-config.php:

$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = str_replace("/wp-admin/", "/blog/wp-admin/",  $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = str_replace("/wp-login.php", "/blog/wp-login.php", $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);

The first one fixes all admin pages. The second one you need for the password reset flow.

I found an open TRAC issue for the password reset flow from 4 years ago, so it seems we'll have to continue doing these workarounds for the foreseeable future. It doesn't seem like running behind a reverse proxy is something Wordpress expects most people to do.

answered Feb 6, 2022 at 6:26

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