Parse Error in index.php (site previously working) [solved, kinda]

[nick]

Hello,

I couldn't find an error like this is anywhere in the forums. When I try to access my site I get the following error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/jfrhisto/public_html/index.php on line 55

The site was working previously, but now this error. The admin section is still working fine.

Checking the error logs, I find these errors (which may or may not be related to my problem):

[Thu Sep 20 19:46:53 2007] [error] [client 74.220.75.202] File does not exist: /home/jfrhisto/public_html/404.shtml
[Thu Sep 20 19:46:53 2007] [error] [client 74.220.75.202] File does not exist: /home/jfrhisto/public_html/modules/TinyMCE/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/flash/editor_plugin.js

I'm using CMSMS version 1.0.5

Thanks in advance for any help!!
nick

[nick]

I reloaded the index.php file from the original install, then the site started working again. Shortly after, it broke down again, so I upped the file once again and changed its permissions to chmod 444 in the hopes that the index.php won't get modified again.

But I have no idea why or how it was modified.

nick