Title: Website Is Down
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Website Is Down

 *  [trendspotblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendspotblog/)
 * (@trendspotblog)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/)
 * Hi Guys,
 * I think I have caused myself a bit of trouble.
 * I followed [this tutorial](http://www.labnol.org/internet/tutorial-write-a-facebook-application/10116/)
   to set up a facebook application which asked me to set up a new directory. I 
   used the directory within my website and made a new folder called “facebook”.
   I placed a file called index.php into this folder and after the tutorial I deleted
   the “facebook” folder and it’s contents.
 * However after the deletion my website is not working, all the wordpress folders
   are still there as is all the other stuff. I don’t know where to start to get
   my website up and running again.
 * It just displays blank, you cam see it [here](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/www.trendspot.ie?output_format=md).
 * Thank guys, I really need your help on this one.
 * Colin

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 *  [Shane G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g-1/)
 * (@shane-g-1)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361184)
 * Hi,
 * Check with these options:
 * – Upgrade your wordpress to the latest version
    – Remove all unwanted code from
   htaccess – Disable all the plugins. – Change your theme to default in order to
   rules out theme level issue
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361191)
 * > I think I have caused myself a bit of trouble….. Now execute the following 
   > command to move facebook.php and other library files outside the facebook-platform
   > subdirectory.
 * Did you do the above as instructed for the facebook app? If so, you overwrote
   wordpress files.
 * Reupload wordpress via FTP – but DON”T overwrite wp-content or wp-config.php –
   and you can probably get your blog back. Your posts and pages are in the database,
   so you should’t loose your content.
 *  Thread Starter [trendspotblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendspotblog/)
 * (@trendspotblog)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361226)
 * Thanks songdogtech, I appreciate the help.
 * I set up the blog over a year ago so I’m a bit rusty. How do I go about re-uploading
   wordpress?
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361250)
 * [Installing WordPress « WordPress Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress).
 *  Thread Starter [trendspotblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendspotblog/)
 * (@trendspotblog)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361288)
 * Thanks.
 * My blog has a custom design, will I loose all the CSS files?
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361289)
 * no. the css files are in your theme correct? Just make a backup copy of your 
   theme. Might as well run a backup of your database too….that way you can be sure
   not to lose anything
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361293)
 * Copy all the new wordpress files and folders over, *except* for wp-content – 
   which holds your theme – and wp-config.php, which contains your database name
   and user, etc. If your host has pphmyadmin installed, go ahead and back up your
   database, too, re: Rvoodoo.
 *  Thread Starter [trendspotblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendspotblog/)
 * (@trendspotblog)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361295)
 * That’s right, good idea to backup everything. Thanks RVoodoo.
 * I’m a bit apprehensive about re-installing wordpress, I can’t even remember when
   I installed it and I’m afraid of messing it up. I’m really not sure where to 
   begin.
 *  Thread Starter [trendspotblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendspotblog/)
 * (@trendspotblog)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361298)
 * Hi Shane G,
 * I changed the theme to default and it works now! Thanks.
 * Is there anyway of getting my orginal theme back?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 9 replies
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 * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-down-1/#post-1361298)
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