Answers.Body: <p>You could try to go the page directly</p>
  
  <p>www.yoursite.org/administrator/?option=com_civicrm&amp;task=civicrm/admin/setting/url&amp;reset=1</p>
  
  <p>If you have sql access you could change them back.  They are stored in civicrm_settings</p>
  
  <pre><code>SELECT name, value FROM civicrm_setting WHERE group_name = "URL Preferences"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>You'll see the url between quotes in the value field.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks Paul, that worked! I was also able to change the resource URL to it's correct absolute path.
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Body: <p>I'm using CiviCRM version 4.7.17 on Joomla version 3.65. I changed my civicrm resource URL hoping it would load the civicrm.css file but instead I can no longer access my administration area. Please see phone of what I am receiving when I try to access the civiCRM component. How do I get back to the system settings area so I can change it back?<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6Eor4.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6Eor4.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
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Title: HELP! civiCRM Administration Area Not Showing! [Joomla 3.6.5] [civicrm 4.7.16]
ThreadText: # HELP! civiCRM Administration Area Not Showing! [Joomla 3.6.5] [civicrm 4.7.16]
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-07)
  
  I'm using CiviCRM version 4.7.17 on Joomla version 3.65. I changed my civicrm resource URL hoping it would load the civicrm.css file but instead I can no longer access my administration area. Please see phone of what I am receiving when I try to access the civiCRM component. How do I get back to the system settings area so I can change it back?[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/6Eor4.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/6Eor4.png)
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-08. Score: 1
  
  You could try to go the page directly
  www.yoursite.org/administrator/?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/admin/setting/url&reset=1
  If you have sql access you could change them back.  They are stored in civicrm_settings
  SELECT name, value FROM civicrm_setting WHERE group_name = "URL Preferences"
  
  You'll see the url between quotes in the value field.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks Paul, that worked! I was also able to change the resource URL to it's correct absolute path.  
  > **username_1**: You're most welcome.  Which method did you end up using?  
  > **username_0**: I used the first option: www.yoursite.org/administrator/?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/admin/setting/url&reset=1  
  
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