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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: mybiafraland on June 27, 2012, 03:59:45 PM

Title: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: mybiafraland on June 27, 2012, 03:59:45 PM
 :'( :'( :'(  Help me please i screwed up my forum.
my forum doesn't display any info at all apart from the favicon after I uninstalled the "global header and footer" some one please help me as i don't need it again and now my site is inaccessible without showing any thing.

the link is here (#post_) please i didn't do any recent backup as i have not been using the mod but it had been there right from the time i setup the site, I don't have any idea editing whatsoever. thanks   
Title: Re: Please i need help urgently
Post by: IchBin™ on June 27, 2012, 04:08:50 PM
Just restore your forum to the backup you made before you made any changes. You did make a backup right?
Title: Re: Please i need help urgently
Post by: mybiafraland on June 27, 2012, 06:29:05 PM
I didn't do any recent backup 'cos there aren't much changes / mod installation the last backup i did is completely useless 'cos then there aren't much post/members.  Is there nothing i can change in the index template to make it work again? I just uninstalled "global header and footer mod" please help me forum.obasimvilla.com
Title: Re: Please i need help urgently
Post by: mybiafraland on June 28, 2012, 03:02:43 AM
here is my error log for both the forum directory and main c-panel. please if i can't get it working it's any way i can re-instal it with all my members,post and settings still intact
Title: Re: Please i need help urgently
Post by: kat on June 28, 2012, 06:36:58 AM
You MIGHT be lucky...

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=400356.0
Title: Re: Please i need help urgently
Post by: mybiafraland on June 28, 2012, 01:20:53 PM
 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
was not lucky at all please it's there any way i can get back just the post & members planning to re-install
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: kat on June 28, 2012, 01:38:20 PM
Whatever your problem is, it's with the software, not the database.

Your posts, members, etc. are stored in the database. So, don't worry about those.

OK. Lesson learnt. ALWAYS backup, before adding mod and stuff, in future, won't you? ;)

If that last thing I suggested didn't work, you can always get the large upgrade http://download.simplemachines.org/index.php?thanks;filename=smf_2-0-2_upgrade.zip and dearchive it, on your computer.

Upload all of the files, EXCEPT Upgrade.php, to your site, overwriting what's there, now.

You should have a forum that's in it's virgin state, then.

Your mods will still be in "Packages", too. They'll just need to be reapplied. :)
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: mybiafraland on June 28, 2012, 03:39:51 PM
Will i need to replace the entire directory or just the content of each?
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: kat on June 28, 2012, 03:46:49 PM
All the directories and files on your forum.

Overwrite them. :)

Remember NOT to upload Upgrade.php, though.
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: mybiafraland on June 28, 2012, 05:15:42 PM
I'm very grateful sir
but my simile doesn't display anymore  I attached a screen capture of it to show the display. thanks once again great lesson learnt use to think I'm smart not till I discovered I'm probably the most stupid among my age class   
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: kat on June 28, 2012, 05:21:29 PM
I can't see the screen capture, mate. :(

Even better, though, can you give us a URL where we can see the smiley (Or not) ;)

I'm off to bed, now. If you don't get any help by the morning, I'll take another look.

Don't feel so bad about not backing-up. Most of us need a lesson, like that, before we learn to do it. :)
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: mybiafraland on June 28, 2012, 05:26:03 PM
ok thanks just edited it now to show the capture
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: IchBin™ on June 28, 2012, 08:50:36 PM
I'm guessing your images are missing for those smilies. Check your smilies in the admin and make sure they all exist. Try changing them to a different set to see if that works. Then last, check to see if the smilies are located on your server where they say they are in the admin panel.
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: mybiafraland on June 29, 2012, 02:58:46 AM
they are located in the server but aren't displayind in the admin
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: kat on June 29, 2012, 05:27:34 AM
How did you upload the files? Did you, by any chance, use Filezilla?
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: IchBin™ on June 29, 2012, 11:23:19 AM
Quote from: humblelad on June 29, 2012, 02:58:46 AM
they are located in the server but aren't displayind in the admin

Then your paths are wrong. Check the path in the admin vs the path they are located on your server.
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: mybiafraland on July 01, 2012, 09:42:36 PM
Quote from: K@ on June 29, 2012, 05:27:34 AM
How did you upload the files? Did you, by any chance, use Filezilla?

No sir I used cute ftp
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: mybiafraland on July 02, 2012, 12:10:39 AM
Quote from: IchBin™ on June 29, 2012, 11:23:19 AM
Quote from: humblelad on June 29, 2012, 02:58:46 AM
they are located in the server but aren't displayind in the admin

Then your paths are wrong. Check the path in the admin vs the path they are located on your server.

Yeah now works I corrected the paths from the admin.

my only problem is that the mod aren't working the way they should after restoring the forum. eg my contact form isn't displaying properly as shown in the picture below 
Title: Re: Please i need help carelessly forgot doing a backup
Post by: IchBin™ on July 02, 2012, 11:02:41 AM
That looks like you are missing the language strings. Take a look at the contact form mod on the mod site that you are using, click the parse button for the latest version you have and see where it installs the language strings. They are usually added to the Modifications.english.php file. Check your file in your forum Themes/default/languages/Modifications.english.php to see if you have those strings in it, if not just add them.