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barbaras
03-24-2010, 09:38 AM
I can't get into the CMS pages. http://officialbabyshowerguide.com/ I have several mods installed but the site was fine and I left it alone until 1 day it was broke. :(
I checked things out and it looks as though someone deleted 2 of my articles, 1 from the front page of the site and then another. I have re-uploaded all the files and there aren't any strange files in suspect file versions. I have tried just to rewrite the articles but it won't let me. I disabled plugins but nothing changed. Any ideas?
egclive
03-24-2010, 02:21 PM
I can't get into the CMS pages. http://officialbabyshowerguide.com/ I have several mods installed but the site was fine and I left it alone until 1 day it was broke. :(
I checked things out and it looks as though someone deleted 2 of my articles, 1 from the front page of the site and then another. I have re-uploaded all the files and there aren't any strange files in suspect file versions. I have tried just to rewrite the articles but it won't let me. I disabled plugins but nothing changed. Any ideas?

log into your admin cp here http://officialbabyshowerguide.com/admincp/
borbole
03-24-2010, 02:23 PM
I see that you are running Version 4.0.1. It would be best to upgrade to the latest version which has fixed a couple of security issues since 4.0.1.
barbaras
03-24-2010, 07:31 PM
I appreciate the tips but neither of these solves my problem. Does anyone know why I can't post a new article?
Angel-Wings
03-25-2010, 01:20 PM
And if you download the CMS / Board / Blog again from the trusted source, then downloading via FTP your files comparing them ?
Just to make sure none of them have been modified in any unwanted way.

Next step is making a backup of the database with an external tool - Cpanel, phpMyAdmin and so on. If any of these tools isn't installed - just install them temporary for making the backup removing them once finished.
Then check the DB if there's something wrong - Templates as example, Tables etc.
borbole
03-26-2010, 01:26 PM
I appreciate the tips but neither of these solves my problem. Does anyone know why I can't post a new article?

My post was in the regard of your forum getting hacked. Whereas about the article issue you are having with the cms it is my understanding that all the vb related questions should be asked over at the vb.com forum.

P.s. Upgrade your forum and see if it would fix the issue.