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All great resources, thanks again, @macmanx. I’ll report back if I have any helpful resolution for anyone else following the thread.

Thanks again, @macmanx. I have full access to my directories & files via FTP. I did rename plugins and themes, but didn’t see any change. I’m going to work closer with the hosting company to see if I can resolve, including sourcing a backup. I don’t know if it applies to my situation, but I read about similar issues because the database password needed to be updated to be compatible with a new PHP.

I have one related question: how can I successfully move a 4.7 WP site to a new host that will likely be running a newer, incompatible PHP? Assuming once I am able to get into the admin controls, I’ll have to upgrade/change any plugins or themes that are incompatible with latest PHP, correct?

Really appreciate the suggestions, @macmanx. Yet, I wasn’t able to reset plug-ins because my host does not support PHPmyadmin (is there another way to access or employ it?) and I’m still not able to log-in to my site to fulfill the third step of the second method. I also renamed the theme directories, a great idea, but it didn’t seem to effect anything.

Thanks, @threadi and @macmanx, both comments are helpful in getting me up to speed & understanding. I think primary issue might be with my host which I confirmed runs PHP 4 by default, and can be upgraded to .5.2, 5.3, 5.5, or 5.6 with a patch. I’m completely naive to code, but as per the host’s instructions, I added a .htaccess text file w/ the following suggested code to my main directory.

Action php-cgi /cgi-bin/php56
AddHandler php-cgi .php

Now, the site won’t load at all, instead delivering a T_OBJECT_OPERATOR or T_STRING error. I’m going to look into a new host unless someone has a bright idea in the meantime. Thanks, again!