Accidentally del files, restore not work, DB is good

[anothen]

Version SMF 2.0.8

Greetings SMF it's been a long time.  Thank you for all your service.

I accidentally deleted files and folders to my forum.  I have tried to restore several times from cPanel, but it still does not work properly.
I can get it to work without SSL, but once I add the "s" to the address, the Themes fail, (as if all of the CSS is bypassed)
I also tried to upgrade to 2.0.17 several times and it has failed.
Good thing is, I have all of the Database.  It was from the version 2.0.8  .

[Looking]

I can't say what happened to your files but if you have a good database then there is hope.  First make a backup of everything. Then you can either install SMF at 2.0.8 replace the DB with yours and upgrade from there one version at a time as I do not know what PHP version you are running.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Don't have to upgrade from 2.0.8 to 2.0.17, there are no database changes.  Upload clean 2.0.17 files, do db settings in Settings.php, either with repair_settings.php or manually, reinstall mods, themes, customizations.  If you have no useable backups,only thing you'll lose is attacments.

[anothen]

YAAY! ** dances around ***

that was too easy,
Thanks y'all

[anothen]

spoke too soon,

It does not work in secure mode.  Once I put "https://" all the CSS or Themes quit working.

[Kindred]

you have to set your system up so that the forum is https --  and add an htaccess that forced https

[Looking]

This may be of help to you: repair settings. Understanding where it goes and what it does: What is repair_settings.php?