Blog disappeared?

  • xinxin

    (@xinxin)


    20 years, 7 months ago

    Good morning (well it was!). I have just discovered a problem with my WordPress installation.

    http://nixit.co.nz/wordpress/

    All I get is a

    “You do not have permission to access the requested file on this server”

    I can still login and all the appropriate files appear to be on the server. I was alerted by someone who got an error message when they tried to post a comment.

    Should I upgrade to 1.5.2 to fix the problem? And if so, do I keep the usual files?

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  • tishi

    (@tishi)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    Check in ftp that your files are CHMODded correctly – it could be something to do with that. I would reccomend upgrading to 1.5.2 anyway since it has various bug fixes and security fixes, I believe.

    Thread Starter xinxin

    (@xinxin)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    I need to point out that until last night the blog has had a happy existence with no major difficulties.

    Yes I’m going to upgrade, however I don’t want to completely break the whole thing my overwriting or not overwriting something that is critical.

    Mark (podz)

    (@podz)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    Nix – have the hosting co moved servers ?

    tishi

    (@tishi)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    Things on the server can randomly go wrong still.
    I managed to upgrade safely. All you need to do is keep your wp-content directory and wp-config.php the same and replace everything else, then go to wp-admin/upgrade.php

    Thread Starter xinxin

    (@xinxin)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    Hey Podz, not sure.

    I can still access the dashboard, but when I tried to go to a page link (from my homepage) I get a script error:

    http://www.nixit.co.nz/wordpress/index.php/the-creative-commons/

    Mark (podz)

    (@podz)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    I would:
    – check the last modified times on all the files
    – check there is nothing odd anywhere in the wp directory
    – yell at the host and see if they changed anything at all whatsoever no matter how small
    – then I would probably upgrade, or, backup and upgrade into a different folder for now (wordpress2)

    Thread Starter xinxin

    (@xinxin)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for all the help Tishi and Podz.

    – checked dates, looked for oddities – nothing found
    – I have yelled at the host
    – I am currently backing up before doing an upgrade
    – I am moving hosts anyway, maybe I’ll have to do it sooner rather than later

    Thread Starter xinxin

    (@xinxin)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    OK, I deleted my install (except for wp-config.php and wp-content folder) and uploaded 1.5.2 .

    I have got my blog back but click on comments and well – it’s broken. My site provider maintail that I have done something and yet, until this morning, I hadn’t touched it since posting my last post (ironically about moving hosting providers …)

    Anyway, I think I’ll get on with the move and leave the provider to their own devices (remember the fun I had with the install a year ago , Podz?).

    Mark (podz)

    (@podz)

    20 years, 7 months ago

    I do indeed – you know where I am if you need me 🙂

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