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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: melanie1986 on March 11, 2018, 03:44:28 PM

Title: Site fails to load
Post by: melanie1986 on March 11, 2018, 03:44:28 PM
 On logging in, or at least attempting to do this morning, I'm getting that white wall of death. GoDaddy has been contacted they said it is on the forum, possibly due to an update that went haywire or something. Our last back up was on the 11th (yesterday) but apparently according to my members the site has been down 2 days?

http://lostworldssff.com/index.php
Title: Re: Site fails to load
Post by: Kindred on March 11, 2018, 05:48:24 PM
Are you actually using v2.1beta?

A white screen indicates a server side error. Find the server error log and see what the actual error is.
Title: Re: Site fails to load
Post by: melanie1986 on March 11, 2018, 05:56:30 PM
 No we're not using it. We're 2.1 prior to the last update. We did try to upload the update over week ago but it wouldn't take.

the server error log would be on GoDaddy wouldn't it? As you can see I am very useless at this stuff.  :(
Title: Re: Site fails to load
Post by: Kindred on March 11, 2018, 07:12:08 PM
The reason that I asked about version was because you posted in the 2.1 support section.

The server error log would be a file called error.log, errorlog. Or some variation, usually in your forum root directory
Title: Re: Site fails to load
Post by: melanie1986 on March 11, 2018, 07:38:26 PM
Yes, I've posted in the wrong section....sigh

how do I get to that (forum root directory) where is it located outside of the forum if I can't long on?
Title: Re: Site fails to load
Post by: Sir Osis of Liver on March 11, 2018, 11:32:26 PM
Hey, Mim, just got on, having a look.  What was last thing you did?
Title: Re: Site fails to load
Post by: Kindred on March 12, 2018, 09:00:54 AM
I moved the post. :)


You get to that file through your Cpanel SERVER file manager...   not through the forum
Title: Re: Site fails to load
Post by: Doug Heffernan on March 12, 2018, 10:32:46 AM
I can load your forum fine now. I take it the issue has been resolved?
Title: Re: Site fails to load
Post by: Sir Osis of Liver on March 12, 2018, 12:56:29 PM
One of my regulars, it's fixed.  This was a premium GoDaddy ******up, they simultaneously trashed four forums three different ways.  Very impressive.  They must have monkeys chained to cubicles who work 24/7 to come up with these things. :P