Renaming Admin Folder in Opencart - opencart

Question

I'm new to opencart. While I understand the security benefits of renaming the admin folder and renaming all instances of 'admin' in the config file, my question is, if for example I install a payment extension that comes with its own admin and catalog folder to be merged, do I also rename the extensions admin folder to reflect the new change?
The .htaccess file isn't an option for now as my IP address isnt static.
Thanks for your anticipated reply.

Answer 1

Steps to Change OpenCart Admin Dashboard URL & Folder
Log into your hosting account cPanel, or FTP
Navigate to the folder containing the “admin” folder. It is usually the “public_html” or “/var/www/html” folders.
Right click on the “admin” folder and choose the “rename” option from the dropdown
Enter the new folder name for the “admin” folder. Use an un-common name which is hard to guess and completely unrelated to your business. (For eg: “STA22R1”, “ROCKETSCIENCE74851”)
Now, edit the /admin/config.php and replace ALL instances of the word ‘admin’ with the new folder name you have chosen in the above step.
// HTTP
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://test.domain.com/opencart/**admin**/');
define('HTTP_CATALOG', 'http://test.domain.com/opencart/');
// HTTPS
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'http://test.domain.com/opencart/**admin**/');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG', 'http://test.domain.com/opencart/');
//DIR
define('DIR_APPLICATION', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/**admin**/');
define('DIR_SYSTEM', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/system/');
define('DIR_DATABASE', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/system/database/');
define('DIR_LANGUAGE', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/**admin**/language/');
define('DIR_TEMPLATE', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/**admin**/view/template/');
define('DIR_CONFIG', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/system/config/');
define('DIR_IMAGE', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/image/');
define('DIR_CACHE', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/system/cache/');
define('DIR_DOWNLOAD', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/download/');
define('DIR_LOGS', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/system/logs/');
define('DIR_CATALOG', '/home/userna5/public_html/opencart/catalog/');
// DB
define('DB_DRIVER', 'mysqli');
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'username_example');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'username_example');
define('DB_PREFIX', 'oc_');
If you are using vQmod, you will have to update the pathReplaces.php file, located in the /vqmod directory. The code to rename the ‘admin’ folder should already be there. It would be similar to the code shown below:
$replaces[] = array('~^admin\b~', 'backend');
Replace the word backend with the new folder name we have chosen in the above steps.

Answer 2

If you renamed the admin folder name then the other extension you are trying to install that will not work because the other extension is looking for the admin folder that folder is doesn't exists in the directory so, it will you the error like no /admin directory exists. But if you renamed the extension folder name as to your opencart admin then it may depend if your extension has install.xml then it will not work properly if there is no install.xml then it will work properly. I hope this answer will help you if you like this then please vote for it.