Question How to access WordPress admin dashboard of a site whose connected domain expired

[DigitalSplendid]

Server operating system version

Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS

Plesk version and microupdate number

Web Admin Se Edition

One of my domains which is connected to a WordPress has expired. I need to access WordPress admin. Is it possible?

 

[IgorG]

Go to Tools&Settings > IP Addresses, click on IP Address and set the domain name of expired domain as Default site.
Then go to https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/wp-login.php

 

[mow]

One of my domains which is connected to a WordPress has expired. I need to access WordPress admin. Is it possible?

Add the former full domain name of the server to the /etc/hosts or C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts on the machine you browse from:
123.45.67.89 domain.de
Neither the browser nor your server care whether the name-to-ip resolution came from DNS or from hosts.

 

[DigitalSplendid]

One of my domains which is connected to a WordPress has expired. I need to access WordPress admin. Is it possible?

Thanks so much for the reply. I tried but after entering username and password with https://65.0.253.2/wp-login.php, the page finally leading to https://bizukin.com/wp-login.php resulting in "This site can’t be reached" error.

I guess I need to revise Update Site URL. I tried by putting 65.0.253.2 in Change Domain Name field. It is showing "The specified domain name is not a valid RFC domain".

Help appreciated.

Screenshots

 

[DigitalSplendid]

Thanks so much for the reply. I tried but after entering username and password with https://65.0.253.2/wp-login.php, the page finally leading to https://bizukin.com/wp-login.php resulting in "This site can’t be reached" error.

I guess I need to revise Update Site URL. I tried by putting 65.0.253.2 in Change Domain Name field. It is showing "The specified domain name is not a valid RFC domain".

Help appreciated.

Screenshots

 

[Kaspar]

Use @mow suggestion.

More explanation about this method here and also here.

 

[Peter Debik]

Thanks so much for the reply. I tried but after entering username and password with https://65.0.253.2/wp-login.php, the page finally leading to https://bizukin.com/wp-login.php resulting in "This site can’t be reached" error.

I guess I need to revise Update Site URL. I tried by putting 65.0.253.2 in Change Domain Name field. It is showing "The specified domain name is not a valid RFC domain".

Help appreciated.

Screenshots

In this case it helps to update the "siteurl" and "home" datasets in the "*_options" table (originally wp_options). These must reflect the address where your website is accessible, else Wordpress will forward subsequent requests like on-site links to the wrong URL.

 

[DigitalSplendid]

To access WP Admin, I think it will be easier if I connect this WordPress instance with one of my unused domains. I have been doing so for quite some time but thought to raise this thread if better and easier option existed.