Locked Out by Unexpected Error
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Hi
I am a Concrete5 newbie but have many years of using html and 'tinkering' with php.
I have installed C5 on my site and had started to explore. I tried to change the theme to vanilla, on saving I got this message :-
An unexpected error occurred.
File /home/userXXXXX/website//concrete5.4.2.2/themes/default/default.php not found. All themes need default.php and view.php files in them. Consult concrete5 documentation on how to create these files.
I tried to log back in, but each time I go to the site I get the same error message.
Obviously there is a problem with the vanilla theme on my site, BUT there seems to be a problem with the C5 code that is locking me into an error loop.
Any ideas?
Thanks
BillP
p.s why doesn't the check spelling option in the Forum Post Message window work in FireFox?
Update 1 : Just had a look at path in error message. The concrete5.4.2.2/themes directory on my server is empty BUT the same directory in the downloaded zip file is also empty!
Update 2 : OK the themes are in the concrete5.4.2.2/concrete/themes/ directory. The folders core, dark_chocolate, default and greensalad are there, both on the server and in the distro zip BUT vanilla is not there. So now we know the problem stems from a missing folder in the distro, HOWEVER there must be a weakness in the C5 code to lock me out in this way.
Hey Ho, do I have to do a delete and reinstall? A bit of a 'sledgehammer' solution!
Update 3: Did a delete and reload. One problem is that C5 installation complained that the database was not empty, it contained 119 tables.
As I do not have DROP DATABASE privileges I was faced with dropping all 119 tables manually. However this bit of code made the job easy :-http://www.ebrueggeman.com/blog/drop-all-tables-in-mysql... I hope someone else finds it useful.
I am a Concrete5 newbie but have many years of using html and 'tinkering' with php.
I have installed C5 on my site and had started to explore. I tried to change the theme to vanilla, on saving I got this message :-
An unexpected error occurred.
File /home/userXXXXX/website//concrete5.4.2.2/themes/default/default.php not found. All themes need default.php and view.php files in them. Consult concrete5 documentation on how to create these files.
I tried to log back in, but each time I go to the site I get the same error message.
Obviously there is a problem with the vanilla theme on my site, BUT there seems to be a problem with the C5 code that is locking me into an error loop.
Any ideas?
Thanks
BillP
p.s why doesn't the check spelling option in the Forum Post Message window work in FireFox?
Update 1 : Just had a look at path in error message. The concrete5.4.2.2/themes directory on my server is empty BUT the same directory in the downloaded zip file is also empty!
Update 2 : OK the themes are in the concrete5.4.2.2/concrete/themes/ directory. The folders core, dark_chocolate, default and greensalad are there, both on the server and in the distro zip BUT vanilla is not there. So now we know the problem stems from a missing folder in the distro, HOWEVER there must be a weakness in the C5 code to lock me out in this way.
Hey Ho, do I have to do a delete and reinstall? A bit of a 'sledgehammer' solution!
Update 3: Did a delete and reload. One problem is that C5 installation complained that the database was not empty, it contained 119 tables.
As I do not have DROP DATABASE privileges I was faced with dropping all 119 tables manually. However this bit of code made the job easy :-http://www.ebrueggeman.com/blog/drop-all-tables-in-mysql... I hope someone else finds it useful.
Hi
No, I am not working locally, code is on remote server.
Vanilla was one of the theme options along with dark_chocolate and greensalad.
I have now deleted C5 from the server. May do a reload, when I get time.
No, I am not working locally, code is on remote server.
Vanilla was one of the theme options along with dark_chocolate and greensalad.
I have now deleted C5 from the server. May do a reload, when I get time.
I'm sorry,
Your path looked local and I don't have Vanilla as a default theme option?
I'm also running 5.4.2.2
C'est la vie
Your path looked local and I don't have Vanilla as a default theme option?
I'm also running 5.4.2.2
C'est la vie
Hi
If you go into edit mode, click on design, you will see Plain Yogurt as one of the theme choices.
If you go into edit mode, click on design, you will see Plain Yogurt as one of the theme choices.
"Plain Yogurt" is the theme in the "Default" folder ("vanilla" was throwing us off)
Activate from "Pages and Themes" tab in your dashboard. If files are missing for Plain Yogurt, upload them into Concrete-Themes-Default
Activate from "Pages and Themes" tab in your dashboard. If files are missing for Plain Yogurt, upload them into Concrete-Themes-Default
Hi
Sorry about the vanilla confusion, as I was locked out of the system I had to rely on memory, not always the best strategy!
Sorry about the vanilla confusion, as I was locked out of the system I had to rely on memory, not always the best strategy!
Is the theme a C5 theme?
Can you start with the default theme and go from there?
Seeing as you are working locally, you could just start again!
Play with C5 a bit with default settings and build up.