Help Please! error

[bluehaze1991]

alright i had my site up and running on the new domain until i was in the smf admin section, under server settings, i went to change the forum title on (core configuration)for my new website name and now this error appears as my website.


Notice: Undefined variable: sourcedir in /www/110mb.com/b/l/u/e/h/a/z/e/bluehaze1991/htdocs/index.php on line 54

Warning: require_once(/QueryString.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /www/110mb.com/b/l/u/e/h/a/z/e/bluehaze1991/htdocs/index.php on line 54

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/QueryString.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /www/110mb.com/b/l/u/e/h/a/z/e/bluehaze1991/htdocs/index.php on line 54

[Baby Daisy]

you sure thats all you did? didnt change any paths or delete any files?

[bluehaze1991]

well i just finished changing my domain...ive spent all night changing my old domain to a new one...and once i got it working..i did what i explained...and this error occurred.

[Baby Daisy]

does your site load?

check your files and paths, use repair_settings.php to ensure everything is right, make sure files aren't empty and they actually contain what they should, etc

What is repair_settings.php?

[bluehaze1991]

yeah i did that not too long ago to switch to the new site..but i did it again since this predicament and now....it just shows a blank page when i put the repair_settings.php

[Baby Daisy]

dont know what to suggest, its a path or file problem, db edits dont cause those errors

perhaps I can take a look?

[bluehaze1991]

my sites highstateofmind.com  btw


its was previously thedeadpresidents.net

[bluehaze1991]

i noticed htat when i upload the file repairsetting to my ftp.....it has 0kb...is it empty?

[Illori]

do you have a settings_bak.php file on your server? if so please copy it to settings.php. looks like your server somehow blanked out your settings.

[bluehaze1991]

yeah i notice that every time i try to change the title of my site in server setting on smf...it blanks out my settings and gives me that error....so then i have to re upload my settings file...

how can i fix this because i need to change the title of my site but i cant without getting an error, when i dont try to change the name everything works fine..

[Illori]

sounds like an issue with your hosting not really an smf issue.

[bluehaze1991]

Core Configuration
Failed to make backup of Settings.php - make sure Settings_bak.php exists and is writable.

i dont have a setting_bak.php file so that must be the problem?

[MrPhil]

It's not your host, it's a nasty bug in SMF that the developers refuse to fix. When there's a database error, under certain circumstances this can empty out your Settings.php file. The solution is simple (assuming your Settings_bak.php file hasn't also been trashed). Copy your Settings_bak.php file over your empty Settings.php file, and you're back in business. Then make Settings.php "read only" (chmod to 444) so that bug doesn't bite you again.

Read my sig > Fixes for more information on this bug.

[bluehaze1991]

i dont have a copy of my a setting_bak  but i do have a copy of my settings.php....

[bluehaze1991]

i havent found a copy of a settings_bak file

luckily i have a copy of my settings.php file on my computer

[Bigguy]

Have you gotten this solved then have you.