I think I broke my site

Left side of filezilla is what you have on your computer right side is what you have on server.
Is there any way you can meet me on Skype my id is govindjip

I don’t have skype. It looks to me like I have created that child theme. It shows up as a folder and I can switch it over to those files. It seems to contain all the files. If I add those files to the wp-admin file should that get me back the file I deleted? The way I think I would do it is to delete the files that are there now and just replace them with the twentyeleven_child files. Should that get back the missing file?
Something else – nearly all the files are showing up as Digital Image files (the camera icon) but I can’t open any of them. The notice says it is an unsupported file. This is both on the computer files and the server files. Are they supposed to be picture files?

No you are will be doing all wrong.
Log in Go daddy account
Do this delete every thing you have in html folder except for wp-content folder and wp-config.php

Using ftp upload all wordpress files and folders except wp-content folder

now see if you have your wordpress back

Hi Gary,
Are you on the latest release of WordPress?

David

index-extra.php is a file from wp-admin, there should be an index.php up one level in the main directory, in filezilla right mouse and open/edit this file it should say.

<?php
/**
 * Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do anything, but loads
 * wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load the theme.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 */

/**
 * Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it.
 *
 * @var bool
 */
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);

/** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */
require('./wp-blog-header.php');
?>

If not then upload via FTP the index.php file from the WordPress download to the main WordPress directory, this is the one where the wp-admin folder is.

HTH

David

New Question: If I were to download WP directly to GoDaddy would that lose my previous files and leave me having to totally rebuild the site?

The reason I’m asking this is, I can’t open any of my files. They all try to open in Digital Image and then I get a notice that they are “unsupported files”. How can I work with them if I can’t open them?

Ok, lets start again,

1. Were you running the latest WordPress install?
2. Which folder (directory) did you delete the index.php from?
3. Have you downloaded and unzipped the WordPress install?

As I was downloading my info into FileZilla I saw an old “Page under construction” index file I had up before I came with WordPress.

Downloading or uploading, if you were uploading what files and where?

Asking more questions and not answering them, is only making things more complicated!

• The main website files are in the Root
• The /wp-admin/ files should not be touched
• The themes are in /wp-content/themes/
• The Plugins are in /wp-content/plugins/
• Your Images are also in /wp-content/uploads/
• You should not be touching any root files except wp-config.php and .htaccess
• You should not delete these or anything in the /wp-content/ folder

Regards

David

Ok, lets start again,

Were you running the latest WordPress install?
Yes, 3.2.1

Which folder (directory) did you delete the index.php from?
From the root file on the server side of FileZilla (the right)

Have you downloaded and unzipped the WordPress install
Yes I have. I can’t open the files (at least most of them) they’re all picture files.
Gary

As I was downloading my info into FileZilla I saw an old “Page under construction” index file I had up before I came with WordPress.

Downloading or uploading,
Downloading; actually I was trying to see if I could do that so I can work in the file instead of on the internet

if you were uploading what files and where?
Asking more questions and not answering them, is only making things more complicated!

Sorry…

Regards
David

Ok,

Yes I have. I can’t open the files (at least most of them) they’re all picture files.

That would be because there is no editor assoiciated with the type .php

If you are using to look at the files ‘Windows Explorer’, then Organize > Folders and search options > View > Show extentions for know file types (unchecked)

Select one of the .php files and right mouse click and open with, choose notepad or download notepad++.

Uploading the files using FileZilla from the download.
Just upload the file index.php and the folder /wp-admin/, and test again, these files should correct the index.php problem.

FileZilla should look something like this, and the files are highlighted:
https://digitalraindrops.net/images/filezilla.png

It is late in the UK, so I hope someone else will help from here.

HTH

David

I’ve gotta go to bed. I’ll try that in the mornin’ Thanks very much to both of you for having so much patience. I’m sure I’ll be back tomorrow.

Hi folks,

My total ignorance and lack of understanding have gotten me so frustrated I would rather just rebuild my site from scratch. I’ve got a 70 year old brain and it is sometimes slow at picking up new things. Once I get WP reinstalled, I would like to develop a child theme so I can do the customizing I want to do. I’m going away for a week – leaving early tomorrow – so I won’t be bothering you for at least that long.

One more question, that’s all for now – I promise! ??

If I call my server (GoDaddy) and have them wipe my files clean can I then just reinstall WP and start rebuilding? I would at least like to create a decent looking rebuilding notice before I leave.

Please answer this one and I’ll leave you along for a week or so. ??

Thanks for all your help ~ Gary

GoDaddy could likely restore your files back a couple of days, the database has the content and that would not have been damaged, if I read this right there could be an auto backup for you to restore, ask them what this means.

NOTE: WebSite Tonight also creates two (2)auto-backups that are created during template changes and three (3) pre-publish backups.

If not ask them if they could restore the directory files.

HTH

David