Broke Dolphin by installing a template

Hi,

I tried to install a template, and later realised it wasn't compatible with version 6.1.

I didn't think it could cause so much of a problem, but after changing it in the admin panel the site won't load either the front-end or admin, just white page.

I manually changed the template field within the GLParams table back to uni (which appears is the value in the initial sql build) and it hasn't resolved the issue. I didn't over-write any other files on the site, just uploaded the new template, changed the drop-down and bang, its gone.

I have even rebuilt the GLParams table with the values in the initial sql file.

I have also tried a complete database rebuild and the problem remains, I have since restored from backup but unfortunately didn't take one before the problematic change - I didn't think changing the template could have such a profound affect on the database/site.

Is it possible some system files have been changed, perhaps this "free" template (Facebook Style - ICE) was embedded with some malicious code?

Please help!

Thanks,

Ben

fresh install, recovered media files and restored database from post-break backup and all is well, apart from a couple of the custom fields, the installation of the template must have broken the layout customisation files as they had defaulted until i accessed the page builder which remembered the positions from the database and restored the positions, strange

hey ben,

i know how you feel. i did the same thing not to long ago. its a pretty easy fix atleaste. Open    root/ink/params.ink.php and scroll down untill you see this:

$max_photo_files = 20;

$max_media_title = 150;

$min_media_title = 1;

$tmpl = 'uni';

// change skin

change that to uni and you should be good to go. Hope that helps.

Jay

ah thanks Jay!

I will remember that if I do it again, I'm not used to such attributes being within an actual php file, but rather the database (thinking everything would like to the same field in it) and spent ages searching the db for something, it wasn't until I re-installed the files afresh did I realise that there must have been a damaged file!.

Anyway, you learn by experience!

Cheers again.
Ben

Thank you, dolphin_jay, you are a life saver. I am once again wiping the tears from my eyes. This should be a STICKY post.