Emergency please help asap

[Miff]

Up til now iv had a smooth running, great site but today i was messing aroung attempting to locate the file where i could edit my main pages header. I was messing with files like - define_main_page in several different locations since I have a template installed (12541). I can remember also looking at a file named index_default or something similar. To my knowledge i did not change anything as i was just browsing but now my website will not load up on the homepage. Can anyone please help. It will take me months to rebuild everything i have lost, when i know it is something simple

my site is http://www.andys-motorcycles.com/

[kobra]

To my knowledge i did not change anything as i was just browsing but now my website will not load up on the homepage

What were you using to "browse" these files - the application

How were you looking at the content?

[Miff]

ftp application. Core i think. I am trying to get my hands on a backup i made a while ago but it will set me back a bit since its a few weeks old. Preferably i need to find the file/s that i have damaged. I was then opening up the files in notepad so have obviously messed something up but I did not even realise

[kobra]

I was then opening up the files in notepad so have obviously messed something up but I did not even realise

Did you make any changes and upload those files?

What files were they?

Can check with FTP the modified date for files uploaded recently as those are most likely at fault

[Miff]

I opened them up and core automatically updates them if edited. That is the prob, i dont know what or if anything updated, The files i looked at that i can remeber are-

index.php

includes/index.html

/includes/templates/12541/templates/tpl-index-default.php

/includes/languages/english/html_includes/define_main_page.html

/includes/languages/english/html_includes/12541/define_main_page.html

/includes/languages/english/index.php

/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl-index-default.php
all the files i looked at were related to the homepage and all as named above, however there are many identical file names found in different folders so the list could go on and since im not any good when it comes to php i am at my wits end

[kobra]

I opened them up and core automatically updates them if edited.

Turn that off

That is the prob, i dont know what or if anything updated,

Did you check with FTP for the modified date for files uploaded recently as those are most likely at fault