Magento 2 URL rewrite

https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/91087/magento-2-admin-url-not-working-and-loaded-frontend-is-all-messy/120109#120109

First of all, apply proper permissions, enable apache rewrite_module and refresh apache server.

chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/MAGENTO_2_ROOT_DIRECTORY/ sudo a2enmod rewrite sudo service apache2 restart

For messy frontend, run following command from Magento root:

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Now clear var directory except .htaccess file and check admin. If you get 404 page, there may be an issue of Symlink. Fot this, Edit apache config file

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

and replace this code :

<Directory /var/www/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride none Require all granted

with

<Directory /var/www/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Require all granted

Note: changed AllowOverride none to AllowOverride All

Now restart apache sudo service apache2 restart and check admin. This should fix admin 404 issue.

Also make sure, you don't leave /app/etc/ directory writeable