i did do a repair on that database and it said it worked. i just ran it again, and also ran the optimization. no changes.
i really wish i knew wordpress better. my guess is that this will be an easy fix, but it’s taking me hours to figure out. worked until 1 am on it last night, on it again this morning.
i am clear as to the result of the problem. a “view source” of the site will show the call for the header, rightrail, and footer. there is no completed call for the content.
the code that makes this call is shown in my first post. i guess i just need to figure out how to backtrack…find the function, etc. i don’t know php…guess it’s time to get cracking on that…