Renaming System Folder - Creates reload loop

Question

I wanted to rename my system folder. But when I do so and point my browser to the new cp url I create a infinite reload loop and chrome goes nuts.

• Renamed system folder Check
• Renamed system url in admin.php and index.php Check

I've done it x times on the same environment and suddenly this loop error appears.

In my .htaccess I have the new remove index.php directives from the ellislab blog

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
        RewriteEngine On
        RewriteBase /

        # Removes index.php from ExpressionEngine URLs
        RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^GET.*index\.php [NC]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/system/.* [NC]
        RewriteRule (.*?)index\.php/*(.*) /$1$2 [R=301,NE,L]

        # Directs all EE web requests through the site index file
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]
</IfModule>

First I thought this could be the error but it also doesn't work with the old index.php removal code.

Anybody experienced the same behavior?

EE v 2.72 PHP : 5.5.3

Answer 1

Change the

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/system/.* [NC]

line in htaccess to match the new system folder name:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/new_system_folder_name/.* [NC]