Hackers overwrote index.html and index.php

  • Resolved crushnik

    (@crushnik)


    13 years, 3 months ago

    Indonesian hackers shut down my website (www.victoryinstitute.net). I determined that they overwrote my root directory’s index.php and index.html pages. I deleted the files but now can’t get my site to display.

    WordPress admin dashboard itself appears to be working fine (installed to a subdirectory), but when I go to the index page, it just tells me that “This website is coming soon.” I read the support forums, but cannot determine what I have to do to tell the Internet to go to WordPress instead of a blank page.

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  • Have you tried reloading a fresh copy of WordPress to see if that fixes the problem.

    Glen Rowell

    You need to be sure index.php points to the correct subdirectory, and that there is no index.html in root. See Giving WordPress Its Own Directory ? WordPress Codex

    8) Open your root directory’s index.php file in a text editor

    9)Change the following and save the file. Change the line that says:
    require('./wp-blog-header.php');

    to the following, using your directory name for the WordPress core files:

    require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');

    Thread Starter crushnik

    (@crushnik)

    Thanks for the prompt responses; I knew it would be something simple, but couldn’t find it. Works great now.

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