WordPress Admin Login 404 Issue

The problem:

You’re not able to login to WordPress admin. You receive a 404 error page instead.

Solution 1: Update the URL in database

If you’re able to access phpMyAdmin, try to update the URL in the database.

• Login cPanel, click on phpMyAdmin under Databases.
• Select your WordPress database. For example: Username_wrdp1.
• Go to wp_options, click on Browse.
• Search for siteurl under the field option_name.
• Click on Edit Field.
• Change the URL in the input box of option_value. ( example : http://www.yuby.com/ )
• At the bottom of page, click the Go button.

Solution 2: Update Folder Attributes

• Go to “/wp-admin” directory via FTP.
• Right click on wp-admin directory and click on File Attributes.
• Update the value to 755 and check Recurse into subdirectories if there’s an option.
• Click OK.
• Repeat step 1 to step 4 for /wp-content and wp-includes.
• Open your web browser and try to login to WordPress admin. Press Ctrl + F5 to clear cache.