The x-cart admin folder is commonly known to be /admin making it a target for malicious users. Changing the folder name/location provides an added level of security. The x-cart admin folder can be changed as follows:

1. Log into your x-cart host using an FTP program. Access the path to your x-cart files and rename the folder "admin" to the name of your choice. We will call this "newadmin."
   
2. Now open your top.inc.php file
   
   Find:
   
   
   define ('DIR_ADMIN', '/admin');
   
   
   Change to (substitute "newadmin" for the name of your renamed folder):
   
   
   define ('DIR_ADMIN', '/newadmin');

You will now access your x-cart admin section using the url:
http://www.example.com/newadmin/

Also be sure to view our X-Cart Security Tutorial.