deleted index.php

  • udula

    (@udula)


    14 years, 9 months ago

    I’m using cpanel and I accidentally deleted the root index.php file as far as I remember. I don’t have a backup and I’m so lost. I restored a new index.php file, but the new theme has switched to the default one. Is it something wrong with the .htaccess file in the root folder? Please I need to recover it soon.

    .htaccess file says,
    # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
    </IfModule>

    # END WordPress

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  • TCBarrett

    (@tcbarrett)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    I have never used fantastico, but if you are familiar with FTP:

    Double check that it really is missing.
    Note what version you are using (something like wp-includes/version.php)
    Download the archive: http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/
    Unzip the archive and upload any missing core files.

    Thread Starter udula

    (@udula)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    I tried finding a solution using FTP and comparing a fresh copy of wordpress. Nothing really works. 🙁

    $wp_version = ‘3.2.1’;

    Things got quite worse, when I changed index.php file and assigned a different Db user and Db name just now.

    I’m facing a shit-hit-the-fan situation.

    Thread Starter udula

    (@udula)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    and now I’m faced with this error:
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/mysite/public_html/wp-config.php on line 3

    TCBarrett

    (@tcbarrett)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Leave the core files alone, you have edited the wp-config.php file incorrectly. Backup your wp-config.php file. Rebuild it with your original settings. If you change them, it either wont work, or you’ll be prompted to install WordPress again.

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php

    Thread Starter udula

    (@udula)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Yes, I get what you mean. I edited the file first and figured that it’s giving me an error, so I reverted back to my previous setting. But the error didn’t change.

    My point is let’s get back to root of the problem.
    “I’m using cpanel and I accidentally deleted the root index.php file as far as I remember. I don’t have a backup and I’m so lost. I restored a new index.php file, but the new theme has switched to the default one. Is it something wrong with the .htaccess file in the root folder? Please I need to recover it soon.”

    Is it only the index.php file I’ve deleted? Have I deleted any other root files as well?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Try re-uploading all files & folders – except the wp-content folder – from a fresh download of your version of WordPress.

    Thread Starter udula

    (@udula)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you! I did as you asked. But prior to that I created a backup. I was able to recover the blog. Now all my posts and themes are missing. I updated it because it asked me to update my database. What shall I do now?

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