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SMF Support => SMF 2.1.x Support => Topic started by: Survivor1989 on January 31, 2023, 01:31:04 PM

Title: My forum doesn't come up after installing the mod
Post by: Survivor1989 on January 31, 2023, 01:31:04 PM
Hello
After installing the Activitybar mod My forum does not come up. Now I want to delete this mod, but I don't know what files should be deleted. I just found and deleted the Activitybar files in the Sources folder

Please guide me how to go back to the previous state

Title: Re: My forum doesn't come up after installing the mod
Post by: Kindred on January 31, 2023, 02:10:23 PM
did you follow the rules of modding -- always take a backup before modifying any files?

If so, then restore your backup...
If not, then maybe your host has an automated backup that you can restore...

if not that -- then go to the mod page on the mod site -- and look at the manual installation instructions, and do them in reverse.

I guarantee that just deleting the file will not fix your issue.
Title: Re: My forum doesn't come up after installing the mod
Post by: Sir Osis of Liver on January 31, 2023, 03:02:41 PM
There should be a backup in /Packages/backups.  Download, unzip, upload to forum root. 
Title: Re: My forum doesn't come up after installing the mod
Post by: Survivor1989 on February 01, 2023, 12:54:01 PM
please help
I can't reset my forum
I think the problem must be hooks files
But I can't find this folder in hosts
Title: Re: My forum doesn't come up after installing the mod
Post by: Kindred on February 01, 2023, 01:16:15 PM
there is no FOLDER for hooks. Hooks are added in the database.

You can remove the hooks using repair_settings.php -- but that won't undo any file edits that may have also been made.
Title: Re: My forum doesn't come up after installing the mod
Post by: Survivor1989 on February 01, 2023, 09:04:37 PM
Quote from: Kindred on February 01, 2023, 01:16:15 PMthere is no FOLDER for hooks. Hooks are added in the database.

You can remove the hooks using repair_settings.php -- but that won't undo any file edits that may have also been made.
There is no way to fix my forum? Do I have to install SM again?

Its so bad
Title: Re: My forum doesn't come up after installing the mod
Post by: Sir Osis of Liver on February 01, 2023, 09:07:23 PM
Have you restored the package backup?  Removed hooks with repair_settings?  At worst you can upload a clean set of files, you won't lose any content, it's in the database.
Title: Re: My forum doesn't come up after installing the mod
Post by: Illori on February 02, 2023, 04:44:18 AM
https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/How_to_upload_a_fresh_set_of_files