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I would not know if the db_tables are prefixed with smf or what exactly that would mean. under line 28 I changed $db_type = 'mysql'; to $db_type = 'mysqli'; with no difference. I have changed it back to 'mysql' Yes I did receive the emails regarding the error. As far as I know the the db_server, db_name, db_user and db_passwd are all correct. I logged into my filezilla and discovered a folder on my root called "db_backups" contained inside is a "lig1333602415582.final.sql" from 5/15/2014 I believe that may be a working configuration. how would I go about restoring it?

yes I changed those accordingly aswell

A little progress made... I managed to reset the password for the database and I edited the paths in the fresh copy of settings.php to match the data and new pw for my existing forum. I then uploaded to the lightworkerawakening.com/forum directory The errors are now gone, but for some reason it wont allow me to connect to the database. The webage now loads this message: I have changed the password twice now. Any thoughts? here is what my settings.php file now looks like <?php /** * Simple Machines Forum (SMF) * * @package SMF * @author Simple Machines http://www.simplemachines.org * @copyright 2011 Simple Machines * @license http://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/license.php BSD * * @version 2.0 */ ########## Maintenance ########## # Note: If $maintenance is set to 2, the forum will be unusable! Change it to 0 to fix it. $maintenance = 0; # Set to 1 to enable Maintenance Mode, 2 to make the forum untouchable. (you'll have to make it 0 again manually!) $mtitle = 'Maintenance Mode'; # Title for the Maintenance Mode message. $mmessage = 'Okay faithful users...we\'re attempting to restore an older backup of the database...news will be posted once we\'re back!'; # Description of why the forum is in maintenance mode. ########## Forum Info ########## $mbname = 'Light Worker Awakening'; # The name of your forum. $language = 'english'; # The default language file set for the forum. $boardurl = 'http://lightworkerawakening.com/forum'; # URL to your forum's folder. (without the trailing /!) $webmaster_email = '******************gmail.com'; # Email address to send emails from. (like noreply@yourdomain.com.) $cookiename = 'SMFCookie665'; # Name of the cookie to set for authentication. ########## Database Info ########## $db_type = 'mysql'; $db_server = 'lig1333602415582.db.7556421.hostedresource.com'; $db_name = 'lig1333602415582'; $db_user = 'lig1333602415582'; $db_passwd = '************'; $ssi_db_user = ''; $ssi_db_passwd = ''; $db_prefix = 'smf_'; $db_persist = 0; $db_error_send = 1; ########## Directories/Files ########## # Note: These directories do not have to be changed unless you move things. $boarddir = '/home/content/21/7556421/html/LightWorkerAwakening.com/forum'; # The absolute path to the forum's folder. (not just '.'!) $sourcedir = '/home/content/21/7556421/html/LightWorkerAwakening.com/forum/Sources'; # Path to the Sources directory. $cachedir = '/home/content/21/7556421/html/LightWorkerAwakening.com/forum/cache'; # Path to the cache directory. ########## Error-Catching ########## # Note: You shouldn't touch these settings. $db_last_error = 0; # Make sure the paths are correct... at least try to fix them. if (!file_exists($boarddir) && file_exists(dirname(__FILE__) . '/agreement.txt')) $boarddir = dirname(__FILE__); if (!file_exists($sourcedir) && file_exists($boarddir . '/Sources')) $sourcedir = $boarddir . '/Sources'; if (!file_exists($cachedir) && file_exists($boarddir . '/cache')) $cachedir = $boarddir . '/cache'; ?>

Wow, so I did take mac_gyvers advise... I installed a fresh forum at lightworkerawakening.com/testforum to compare and contrast the difference. It turns out somehow all the code in my settings.php file doesn't exist anymore. it is completely blank when I open it. How on Earth that happened I have no idea. So that must be the issue because the fresh copy of SMF, the settings.php file is full of code. Now I am in a dilemma as it turns out i did not save the database password when I initially created the forum over a year ago. I am trying to save the data that was in the forum, posts, topics, categories, customizations etc. so I don't have to start over again Is there a way to recover that database password or perhaps a back up of the forum from an earlier date one could roll back to? I could copy the the fresh SMF setting,php and just edit the paths to match my existing install. but looks like I need that db password :/ I'm gonna hop back on the phone with Godaddy and see what they say

ok, any idea what kind of values I should give them? what would the code look like? I wouldn't have any idea where to point the variables to make the code happy and pull up my web page again. I'm not sure how this error came to be in the first place. I didn't touch anything. lol, that makes sense not too download files from strangers... wow, mom always said don't take candy from strangers... thats kind of funny to me here I will just copy and paste the code from the file that way no downloading will be necessary. <?php /** * Simple Machines Forum (SMF) * * @package SMF * @author Simple Machines http://www.simplemachines.org * @copyright 2011 Simple Machines * @license http://www.simplemachines.org/about/smf/license.php BSD * * @version 2.0.5 */ /* This, as you have probably guessed, is the crux on which SMF functions. Everything should start here, so all the setup and security is done properly. The most interesting part of this file is the action array in the smf_main() function. It is formatted as so: 'action-in-url' => array('Source-File.php', 'FunctionToCall'), Then, you can access the FunctionToCall() function from Source-File.php with the URL index.php?action=action-in-url. Relatively simple, no? */ $forum_version = 'SMF 2.0.5'; // Get everything started up... define('SMF', 1); if (function_exists('set_magic_quotes_runtime')) @set_magic_quotes_runtime(0); error_reporting(defined('E_STRICT') ? E_ALL | E_STRICT : E_ALL); $time_start = microtime(); // This makes it so headers can be sent! ob_start(); // Do some cleaning, just in case. foreach (array('db_character_set', 'cachedir') as $variable) if (isset($GLOBALS[$variable])) unset($GLOBALS[$variable], $GLOBALS[$variable]); // Load the settings... require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/Settings.php'); // Make absolutely sure the cache directory is defined. if ((empty($cachedir) || !file_exists($cachedir)) && file_exists($boarddir . '/cache')) $cachedir = $boarddir . '/cache'; // And important includes. require_once($sourcedir . '/QueryString.php'); require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs.php'); require_once($sourcedir . '/Errors.php'); require_once($sourcedir . '/Load.php'); require_once($sourcedir . '/Security.php'); // Using an pre-PHP 5.1 version? if (@version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1') == -1) require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs-Compat.php'); // If $maintenance is set specifically to 2, then we're upgrading or something. if (!empty($maintenance) && $maintenance == 2) db_fatal_error(); // Create a variable to store some SMF specific functions in. $smcFunc = array(); // Initate the database connection and define some database functions to use. loadDatabase(); // Load the settings from the settings table, and perform operations like optimizing. reloadSettings(); // Clean the request variables, add slashes, etc. cleanRequest(); $context = array(); // Seed the random generator. if (empty($modSettings['rand_seed']) || mt_rand(1, 250) == 69) smf_seed_generator(); // Before we get carried away, are we doing a scheduled task? If so save CPU cycles by jumping out! if (isset($_GET['scheduled'])) { require_once($sourcedir . '/ScheduledTasks.php'); AutoTask(); } // Check if compressed output is enabled, supported, and not already being done. if (!empty($modSettings['enableCompressedOutput']) && !headers_sent()) { // If zlib is being used, turn off output compression. if (@ini_get('zlib.output_compression') == '1' || @ini_get('output_handler') == 'ob_gzhandler' || @version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '4.2.0') == -1) $modSettings['enableCompressedOutput'] = '0'; else { ob_end_clean(); ob_start('ob_gzhandler'); } } // Register an error handler. set_error_handler('error_handler'); // Start the session. (assuming it hasn't already been.) loadSession(); // Determine if this is using WAP, WAP2, or imode. Technically, we should check that wap comes before application/xhtml or text/html, but this doesn't work in practice as much as it should. if (isset($_REQUEST['wap']) || isset($_REQUEST['wap2']) || isset($_REQUEST['imode'])) unset($_SESSION['nowap']); elseif (isset($_REQUEST['nowap'])) $_SESSION['nowap'] = true; elseif (!isset($_SESSION['nowap'])) { if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT']) && strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT'], 'application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml') !== false) $_REQUEST['wap2'] = 1; elseif (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT']) && strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT'], 'text/vnd.wap.wml') !== false) { if (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'DoCoMo/') !== false || strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'portalmmm/') !== false) $_REQUEST['imode'] = 1; else $_REQUEST['wap'] = 1; } } if (!defined('WIRELESS')) define('WIRELESS', isset($_REQUEST['wap']) || isset($_REQUEST['wap2']) || isset($_REQUEST['imode'])); // Some settings and headers are different for wireless protocols. if (WIRELESS) { define('WIRELESS_PROTOCOL', isset($_REQUEST['wap']) ? 'wap' : (isset($_REQUEST['wap2']) ? 'wap2' : (isset($_REQUEST['imode']) ? 'imode' : ''))); // Some cellphones can't handle output compression... $modSettings['enableCompressedOutput'] = '0'; // !!! Do we want these hard coded? $modSettings['defaultMaxMessages'] = 5; $modSettings['defaultMaxTopics'] = 9; // Wireless protocol header. if (WIRELESS_PROTOCOL == 'wap') header('Content-Type: text/vnd.wap.wml'); } // Restore post data if we are revalidating OpenID. if (isset($_GET['openid_restore_post']) && !empty($_SESSION['openid']['saved_data'][$_GET['openid_restore_post']]['post']) && empty($_POST)) { $_POST = $_SESSION['openid']['saved_data'][$_GET['openid_restore_post']]['post']; unset($_SESSION['openid']['saved_data'][$_GET['openid_restore_post']]); } // What function shall we execute? (done like this for memory's sake.) call_user_func(smf_main()); // Call obExit specially; we're coming from the main area . obExit(null, null, true); // The main controlling function. function smf_main() { global $modSettings, $settings, $user_info, $board, $topic, $board_info, $maintenance, $sourcedir; // Special case: session keep-alive, output a transparent pixel. if (isset($_GET['action']) && $_GET['action'] == 'keepalive') { header('Content-Type: image/gif'); die("\x47\x49\x46\x38\x39\x61\x01\x00\x01\x00\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x21\xF9\x04\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x2C\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x00\x02\x02\x44\x01\x00\x3B"); } // Load the user's cookie (or set as guest) and load their settings. loadUserSettings(); // Load the current board's information. loadBoard(); // Load the current user's permissions. loadPermissions(); // Attachments don't require the entire theme to be loaded. if (isset($_REQUEST['action']) && $_REQUEST['action'] == 'dlattach' && (!empty($modSettings['allow_guestAccess']) && $user_info['is_guest'])) detectBrowser(); // Load the current theme. (note that ?theme=1 will also work, may be used for guest theming.) else loadTheme(); // Check if the user should be disallowed access. is_not_banned(); // If we are in a topic and don't have permission to approve it then duck out now. if (!empty($topic) && empty($board_info['cur_topic_approved']) && !allowedTo('approve_posts') && ($user_info['id'] != $board_info['cur_topic_starter'] || $user_info['is_guest'])) fatal_lang_error('not_a_topic', false); // Do some logging, unless this is an attachment, avatar, toggle of editor buttons, theme option, XML feed etc. if (empty($_REQUEST['action']) || !in_array($_REQUEST['action'], array('dlattach', 'findmember', 'jseditor', 'jsoption', 'requestmembers', 'smstats', '.xml', 'xmlhttp', 'verificationcode', 'viewquery', 'viewsmfile'))) { // Log this user as online. writeLog(); // Track forum statistics and hits...? if (!empty($modSettings['hitStats'])) trackStats(array('hits' => '+')); } // Is the forum in maintenance mode? (doesn't apply to administrators.) if (!empty($maintenance) && !allowedTo('admin_forum')) { // You can only login.... otherwise, you're getting the "maintenance mode" display. if (isset($_REQUEST['action']) && ($_REQUEST['action'] == 'login2' || $_REQUEST['action'] == 'logout')) { require_once($sourcedir . '/LogInOut.php'); return $_REQUEST['action'] == 'login2' ? 'Login2' : 'Logout'; } // Don't even try it, sonny. else { require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs-Auth.php'); return 'InMaintenance'; } } // If guest access is off, a guest can only do one of the very few following actions. elseif (empty($modSettings['allow_guestAccess']) && $user_info['is_guest'] && (!isset($_REQUEST['action']) || !in_array($_REQUEST['action'], array('coppa', 'login', 'login2', 'register', 'register2', 'reminder', 'activate', 'help', 'smstats', 'mailq', 'verificationcode', 'openidreturn')))) { require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs-Auth.php'); return 'KickGuest'; } elseif (empty($_REQUEST['action'])) { // Action and board are both empty... BoardIndex! if (empty($board) && empty($topic)) { require_once($sourcedir . '/BoardIndex.php'); return 'BoardIndex'; } // Topic is empty, and action is empty.... MessageIndex! elseif (empty($topic)) { require_once($sourcedir . '/MessageIndex.php'); return 'MessageIndex'; } // Board is not empty... topic is not empty... action is empty.. Display! else { require_once($sourcedir . '/Display.php'); return 'Display'; } } // Here's the monstrous $_REQUEST['action'] array - $_REQUEST['action'] => array($file, $function). $actionArray = array( 'activate' => array('Register.php', 'Activate'), 'admin' => array('Admin.php', 'AdminMain'), 'announce' => array('Post.php', 'AnnounceTopic'), 'attachapprove' => array('ManageAttachments.php', 'ApproveAttach'), 'buddy' => array('Subs-Members.php', 'BuddyListToggle'), 'calendar' => array('Calendar.php', 'CalendarMain'), 'clock' => array('Calendar.php', 'clock'), 'collapse' => array('BoardIndex.php', 'CollapseCategory'), 'coppa' => array('Register.php', 'CoppaForm'), 'credits' => array('Who.php', 'Credits'), 'deletemsg' => array('RemoveTopic.php', 'DeleteMessage'), 'display' => array('Display.php', 'Display'), 'dlattach' => array('Display.php', 'Download'), 'editpoll' => array('Poll.php', 'EditPoll'), 'editpoll2' => array('Poll.php', 'EditPoll2'), 'emailuser' => array('SendTopic.php', 'EmailUser'), 'findmember' => array('Subs-Auth.php', 'JSMembers'), 'groups' => array('Groups.php', 'Groups'), 'help' => array('Help.php', 'ShowHelp'), 'helpadmin' => array('Help.php', 'ShowAdminHelp'), 'im' => array('PersonalMessage.php', 'MessageMain'), 'jseditor' => array('Subs-Editor.php', 'EditorMain'), 'jsmodify' => array('Post.php', 'JavaScriptModify'), 'jsoption' => array('Themes.php', 'SetJavaScript'), 'lock' => array('LockTopic.php', 'LockTopic'), 'lockvoting' => array('Poll.php', 'LockVoting'), 'login' => array('LogInOut.php', 'Login'), 'login2' => array('LogInOut.php', 'Login2'), 'logout' => array('LogInOut.php', 'Logout'), 'markasread' => array('Subs-Boards.php', 'MarkRead'), 'mergetopics' => array('SplitTopics.php', 'MergeTopics'), 'mlist' => array('Memberlist.php', 'Memberlist'), 'moderate' => array('ModerationCenter.php', 'ModerationMain'), 'modifycat' => array('ManageBoards.php', 'ModifyCat'), 'modifykarma' => array('Karma.php', 'ModifyKarma'), 'movetopic' => array('MoveTopic.php', 'MoveTopic'), 'movetopic2' => array('MoveTopic.php', 'MoveTopic2'), 'notify' => array('Notify.php', 'Notify'), 'notifyboard' => array('Notify.php', 'BoardNotify'), 'openidreturn' => array('Subs-OpenID.php', 'smf_openID_return'), 'pm' => array('PersonalMessage.php', 'MessageMain'), 'post' => array('Post.php', 'Post'), 'post2' => array('Post.php', 'Post2'), 'printpage' => array('Printpage.php', 'PrintTopic'), 'profile' => array('Profile.php', 'ModifyProfile'), 'quotefast' => array('Post.php', 'QuoteFast'), 'quickmod' => array('MessageIndex.php', 'QuickModeration'), 'quickmod2' => array('Display.php', 'QuickInTopicModeration'), 'recent' => array('Recent.php', 'RecentPosts'), 'register' => array('Register.php', 'Register'), 'register2' => array('Register.php', 'Register2'), 'reminder' => array('Reminder.php', 'RemindMe'), 'removepoll' => array('Poll.php', 'RemovePoll'), 'removetopic2' => array('RemoveTopic.php', 'RemoveTopic2'), 'reporttm' => array('SendTopic.php', 'ReportToModerator'), 'requestmembers' => array('Subs-Auth.php', 'RequestMembers'), 'restoretopic' => array('RemoveTopic.php', 'RestoreTopic'), 'search' => array('Search.php', 'PlushSearch1'), 'search2' => array('Search.php', 'PlushSearch2'), 'sendtopic' => array('SendTopic.php', 'EmailUser'), 'smstats' => array('Stats.php', 'SMStats'), 'suggest' => array('Subs-Editor.php', 'AutoSuggestHandler'), 'spellcheck' => array('Subs-Post.php', 'SpellCheck'), 'splittopics' => array('SplitTopics.php', 'SplitTopics'), 'stats' => array('Stats.php', 'DisplayStats'), 'sticky' => array('LockTopic.php', 'Sticky'), 'theme' => array('Themes.php', 'ThemesMain'), 'trackip' => array('Profile-View.php', 'trackIP'), 'about:mozilla' => array('Karma.php', 'BookOfUnknown'), 'about:unknown' => array('Karma.php', 'BookOfUnknown'), 'unread' => array('Recent.php', 'UnreadTopics'), 'unreadreplies' => array('Recent.php', 'UnreadTopics'), 'verificationcode' => array('Register.php', 'VerificationCode'), 'viewprofile' => array('Profile.php', 'ModifyProfile'), 'vote' => array('Poll.php', 'Vote'), 'viewquery' => array('ViewQuery.php', 'ViewQuery'), 'viewsmfile' => array('Admin.php', 'DisplayAdminFile'), 'who' => array('Who.php', 'Who'), '.xml' => array('News.php', 'ShowXmlFeed'), 'xmlhttp' => array('Xml.php', 'XMLhttpMain'), ); // Allow modifying $actionArray easily. call_integration_hook('integrate_actions', array(&$actionArray)); // Get the function and file to include - if it's not there, do the board index. if (!isset($_REQUEST['action']) || !isset($actionArray[$_REQUEST['action']])) { // Catch the action with the theme? if (!empty($settings['catch_action'])) { require_once($sourcedir . '/Themes.php'); return 'WrapAction'; } // Fall through to the board index then... require_once($sourcedir . '/BoardIndex.php'); return 'BoardIndex'; } // Otherwise, it was set - so let's go to that action. require_once($sourcedir . '/' . $actionArray[$_REQUEST['action']][0]); return $actionArray[$_REQUEST['action']][1]; } ?>

wow I really am a newb, what you just said kind of went over my head. How exactly would I go about defining $boarddir and $sourcedir with the correct paths. I don't know where to even begin, when I stare at the code it doesn't add up yet in my head. Attached is my index.php file, could you possibly take a look and explain to me what to do? Thank your or your reply index.php

Hey everybody! it seems I always run into php problems so I might aswell hang out at this forum and learn the language. I'm sure there are some powerful Php warriors among your ranks. Pleasure to be here...

Hey all, I'm new here at the forum and I'm in bit of a php pickle. Any Php Jedis out there willing to aid me? A few months ago I noticed my forum would not load. now I am getting around to reviving it.I received some errors along the lines of something like this: Notice: Undefined variable: boarddir in /home/content/21/7556421/html/LightWorkerAwakening.com/forum/index.php on line 46 Notice: Undefined variable: sourcedir in /home/content/21/7556421/html/LightWorkerAwakening.com/forum/index.php on line 50 Warning: require_once(/QueryString.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/21/7556421/html/LightWorkerAwakening.com/forum/index.php on line 50 Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/QueryString.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php') in /home/content/21/7556421/html/LightWorkerAwakening.com/forum/index.php on line 50 That is what loads when you load the address www.lightworkerawakening.com/forum I'm using Simple Machines Forums I installed through Godaddy's web hosting on a Linux server I believe. Godaddy Support said that it may not be loading the cache properly. here is what those lines actually look like in the index.php file: 45 // Make absolutely sure the cache directory is defined. 46 if ((empty($cachedir) || !file_exists($cachedir)) && file_exists($boarddir . '/cache')) 47 $cachedir = $boarddir . '/cache'; 48 49 // And important includes. 50 require_once($sourcedir . '/QueryString.php'); 51 require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs.php'); 52 require_once($sourcedir . '/Errors.php'); Please help me Obi wan kanobi, you are my only hope