fatal error and other things that i dont know

[Pauloffreewebs]

the back up file dont have the settings.php

[kat]

Weirder and weirder.

You need to get Settings.php out of the install archive. http://download.simplemachines.org/index.php?thanks;filename=smf_2-0-2_install.zip

Get that file and upload it to the root of your forum.  THEN, do that repair thing.

[Pauloffreewebs]

i downloaded the thing u said in other post  and im stuck on
MySQL server:
im not sure what to put link to my server?

[kat]

If I've understood you, it'll be the URL to your site.

Usually, though, I believe that's, simply, "localhost". (Without the quote-marks, obviously)

[Pauloffreewebs]

i put localhost in but when i go to the bottom it says Settings.php cannot be written to by your webserver. Please modify the permissions on this file to allow write access.

[kat]

Settings.php needs to be read/write enabled, for this.

You can set that with your FTP client, or by using the File Manager in your site's CPanel.

[Pauloffreewebs]

can i pm you with info as something dont seem right

[kat]

What doesn't seem right?

[Pauloffreewebs]

i sedn you a pm as it may be better there

[Baloch]

OK...let's start with Mr.Phil's suggestion. What file size is Settings.php? If it's bigger than zero, next we're on to Storman's suggestion.

For the time zone issue, adding it to the .htaccess might do the trick:

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#Set the timezone
SetEnv TZ Europe/London
#Set the timezone ends

Obviously you'll need the relevant time zone for where ever you are...

I might even start with that one.

Your tricks resolved my issue. Thanks.