I broke my site... Please help [solved]

[musashi39]

I edited the config.php it didn't work any more so I changed it back now it still doesn't work. I've tried deleting all but index.html in the cache folder and setting all permissions to 777. Still doesn't work.

http://www.lppsr.org

Thanks!

[Augustas]

Looks like your web server does not pass .php files through PHP parser.
I would suggest to contact support of your web hosting service.

[nhaack]

Dude... you should take the config offline ASAP and change DB user and password! If I saw it correctly, it displays DB username and password! I do not know how your server is configured, but if external DB access is possible, you just put a big invitation sign online.

Best
Nils

[musashi39]

Looks like your web server does not pass .php files through PHP parser.
I would suggest to contact support of your web hosting service.

The site was working about two hours ago before I changed the config file. What could I have done to make it stop parsing?

[nhaack]

You could try to re-install the CMS... but uncheck the box which says, install sample content (make DB backup first). This should generate a new valid config.php and leave the rest as it was. You should use the same version of CMSMS as you where currently running for that.

Did you make any changes to any other files, like .htaccess?

Hope this can help you

Best
Nils

[musashi39]

Dude... you should take the config offline ASAP and change DB user and password! If I saw it correctly, it displays DB username and password! I do not know how your server is configured, but if external DB access is possible, you just put a big invitation sign online.

Best
Nils

changed password. Thanks!

[Augustas]

What could I have done to make it stop parsing?

maybe was not you who made something, maybe something was changed on your server by administrators.

config.php file which has .php extension is shown as plain-text file. For me this is a sign that the web server does not know that .php files should be parsed through PHP parser, so the server shows it as text.

[nhaack]

mhh... just saw that the output begins with:

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#Please clear the cache (Site Admin->Global Settings in the admin panel)
#after making any changes to path or url related options
...

Actually, if it wouldn't parse the config, shouldn't it begin with:

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<?php

#CMS Made Simple Configuration File
#Please clear the cache (Site Admin->Global Settings in the admin panel)
#after making any changes to path or url related options
...

Open your config with a text editor like notepad++ and check whether the file starts with a "<?php" if not, add that as the first line and see what happens...

Just a thought

Best
Nils

[nhaack]

To check if php is running after all, you could place a php file (e.g. test.php) containing this:

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<?php

echo 'hello world'

?>

into the root of your cmsms directory... if you open it with your browser you should only see "hello world". If that's the case PHP parsing is working and the root of evil is somewhere else... if you see the content of the PHP file, you got some php problem.

Best
Nils

[musashi39]

mhh... just saw that the output begins with:

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#Please clear the cache (Site Admin->Global Settings in the admin panel)
#after making any changes to path or url related options
...

Actually, if it wouldn't parse the config, shouldn't it begin with:

Code: Select all

<?php

#CMS Made Simple Configuration File
#Please clear the cache (Site Admin->Global Settings in the admin panel)
#after making any changes to path or url related options
...

Open your config with a text editor like notepad++ and check whether the file starts with a "<?php" if not, add that as the first line and see what happens...

Just a thought

Best
Nils

That worked! Thanks! I use the vi editor through putty and I keep thinking d is the page down command! I now have a config backup file....