Where does Laytheme store its settings?
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Hey,
it seems that the Wordpress auto-update has totally fucked up my site. I get a "HTTP ERROR 500" error code whenever I try to get to my website and/or the backend.
My webhoster's support told me it's a corrupted functions.php file that's causing the error and told me to just re-upload fresh Wordpress files to my ftp. So I was wondering if there is any chance that my site will still work with all its settings and design changes I made after re-uploading the Wordpress files. Any idea where the settings are stored? Any chance to back them up?
Thanks!
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Hey Dnz!
I am very sorry to hear this!
Yes, this is a problem we (web-developers) all have to face from time to time.
Serverproblems, 500 Errors etc…No need to panic yet. All your files and database-entries are still there.
What I would do in your case is to get a database backup. You can do the in php Admin in your Webspace or ask your provider to send you the database.
Then I would go on the Webserver FTP and download all the upload folder.
Then install Wordpress locally on your computer using MAMP or install it on a Subdomain for test-reasons.
Install Laytheme again, drag and drop the upload folder into Wordpress and the import the database.
To import the database can be a bit tricky if you have never done this before but there are good tutorials online to guide you through the process.
So actually you are making a fresh Wordpress and get content and data back in. Once it is running locally or on your testserver, you can trow it back online.
I know that sucks. I've been through that a couple of times. Especially before deadlines :-)
Good luck and let me know if you need further assistance!
Marius
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Hey Marius,
Thanks, man! Got it to work again!
Thanks!
Dennis
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Hi dnz!
Great!
Would you mind explaining us briefly what the problem was?
Then we can learn from it and other people who face the same problem as well.
Thank you!
Marius
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