i am getting errors with upgrades and have another problem

[turbobikes]

the last time i went to forum maintenance i lost the site
i dont know where to properly do that without locking myself out
and also where do i see and set permissions?

[Antechinus]

the last time i went to forum maintenance i lost the site
i dont know where to properly do that without locking myself out

Eh? If you have an admin account on the forum maintenance mode wont lock you out. It will ask you to login but will only lock out normal member accounts. All you do is go to Server Settings in Admin. You'll see a check box for Maintenance Mode. Just check it and Save.

and also where do i see and set permissions?

You should be able to see them in your file manager in the list of files and folders. They will be three numbers like 644 or 755.

[turbobikes]

long story but my account is the admin
and it wouldnt let me in

i am lost on how to use the ftp and get it to my host
i am real lost now and getting worse by the minute
i can upload one file at a time on my files manager but i dont know how to upload a folder

[turbobikes]

my site is now crashed (told you im bad at this)

i just have no clue what ive done now

[Antechinus]

Bother. Can you give me a link to the site please?

[turbobikes]

turbobikes.org

[turbobikes]

http://turbobikes.org/forum/index.php

[Antechinus]

Can you remember exactly what you did?

[turbobikes]

yes i remember
i was uploading files as i dont know how to get the ftp to link up right
and then i realized i cant upload folders and then i accidentally deleted a few files that i thought i uploaded wrong

[turbobikes]

i didnt lose everything did i?
i hope not as most of the files are still in the file manager (almost all of them are)

[Antechinus]

yes i remember
i was uploading files as i dont know how to get the ftp to link up right
and then i realized i cant upload folders and then i accidentally deleted a few files that i thought i uploaded wrong

Ok. What you seem to have done is delete index.php, which is rather important. Upload another copy of it and the site should reappear.

No you haven't lost everything. It's just a missing file.

[turbobikes]

now this shows when i go to my site?

Fatal error: Call to undefined function smf_seed_generator() in /home/turbobik/public_html/forum/index.php on line 86

[Antechinus]

Must be related to one of the other files you deleted. Don't worry about it at the moment. The main thing is to get all the new files uploaded. You should be able to select all files and folders on your desktop and upload the lot in one go. They will take a while, depending on your internet connection.

[turbobikes]

and how would i go about doing this?

i have the filezilla but i dont know how to get it to connect to my host or files
i am sorta computer illeterate so to speak when it comes to this
i have a very fast connection though

[Antechinus]

This is going to be slightly awkward because I don't use Filezilla.

Anyway you'll need the url of your host (which should be the same as the url of your cpanel login page) and you'll need to enter your cpanel password.

Have a look at this page: http://filezilla-project.org/images/screenshots/fz3_win_main.png

Host url goes in the Host window. Cpanel username goes in the next one. Password is obvious. Port is usually 21. Try that and hit Connect.

[turbobikes]

ok after i transfer these files using the ftp (i hope i did it right what will be the next coarse of action?

[turbobikes]

still same screen when i try and connect to my site
should i have used the ftp at my site for upload (that is what my control panel offers?
or just my control panels address ?
this doesnt seem to be easy as it sounds

[Antechinus]

Yeah you can use the ftp at your site I suppose. I always use my desktop client. I've never bothered with the other. Hang on while I take a look at it.

[turbobikes]

no i meant as the address to the site download?
thats the only place that it seemed to connect
but i am lost now (wish i would have just dealt with the complaints of no reply and told them to lump it sometimes i guess
i hope everything is still there

[Antechinus]

Everything will still be there.

Yes you should be able to use that as the address. Try it.