Anyone Help me in my webdirectory

I have this web directory Gel Directory which was running from last 1 year but 2 days back by mistaken i made few changes in few of my files and then it stop working so i uploaded few files, but now its saying that i have to install the directory again, so i got 2 questions now:
1- Is that is the only solution to sort out this problem.
2- Will I loose the database if I Install it again and if yes then is there any solution that I wont loose my database as there is 4000 data of websites.

Anyone please help me in this as it is very panic situation.
Thank you

 

Don't worry you will not lose the database.

However if you had made any changes to your files, they have been already lost.

 

changes in which files? becuase even i dont remb now that in which files i made the changes, so kindly tell me changing which files could affect my database as it is more important to me, kindly help.

 

Make a back up of your DB and reinstall the scripts

 

actually i didnt touched that template folder so all templates are there as usual only, so no harm to templates.
So do you suggest me to install the directory?

 

Make a Backup and delete all files. (clean start) then upload the directory and reinstall.

 

how to take the backup, what is the process like i never did earlier so dont have any idea so kindly explain me thank you

 

If you have a cPanel, then simply login to phpMyadmin and choose the DB from the list and click on Export and scroll was down and click on Go.

Select All, then Copy. Open notepad and paste then save it as database.sql and you have just made a back up of your DB.

 

I went to cpanel and then on backup and then i got this option
Download a MySQL Database Backup
del

so i downloaded this del file
del.gz on my hard disk so is the backup file which i suppose to download and can i install the directory now?

 

Now i got it and did whatever u told me to do, thank you for that as i got the backup now so what i suppose to do now, shall i install the script now and how will i restore the data again now, kindly explain me that also.
thank you once again

 

if u want to be extra careful, u might want to reinstall the directory script on another folder FIRST, then import the database u have backed up and see if it works. If it does, then u can safely delete the old folder and reinstall your script on the root. This is just to be extra safe if you prefer.....

wld be disastrous to delete all files only to find out your database is also corrupted and nothing can be done to salvage it since the old files have been deleted....

 

As jl255 has just said, if your new to this stuff you might want to take an extra precaution, make sure what you save is the actual DB.

What you can also do, is to make a new Database and import the Database you have just saved into this newly created blank DB.

To import a DB is very much the same as Exporting. Click on Import instead of Export. Find the database you saved earlier.

I have a tutorial on how to create a database.

To play it safe, do not delete the old one, instead make a new one. In case you might have a corrupt saved Data, just to play it safe.

 

I think the config file is missing just found out I have the same prob here, but need to find my file first http://www.propertyhogs.com/real-estate-companies/companies

 

Warning: Smarty error: unable to read resource: "install/main.tpl" in /home/geld/public_html/libs/smarty/Smarty.class.php on line 1095

now i am getting this error, so can anyone tell me how to sort out this?

 

if u r using phpld, might want to post this in the phpld support forums. shld get a response pretty fast....

 

http://www.phplinkdirectory.com/forum/showthread.php?p=74287#post74287
i opened this thread in phpld, so if anyone from there then kindly help me there or here pleae

 

try PM dvduval, think he is usually quite efficient in helping others solve their phpld problems....

also, how did u get that error? was it after reinstalling? If not, suggest to do what i proposed earlier. Reinstall on a separate folder and see if it works with your backup. You don't lose anything...

 

i did that jl255 what u suggested me and its giving this error even then

 

dude, send me your info.