html.tpl.php is deleted and the site is down! I'm mid-versed in WordPress, but newbie in Drupal, developing a Theme from scratch. I started with page.tpl.php, then extended the design with a custom front-page (page--front.tpl.php). Then for a custom structure I made html.tpl.php, after heard about it from a Drupal geek. But I found no connection with it to the site and Shift+Delete it. And my site is down now.

To retrieve the site, I copied the page.tpl.php and renamed it to html.tpl.php. But till there is nothing but an alt text of my logo. I even can't get access to the /user, Clearing cache section. But cleared the browser cache with no hope.

Developing environment: WAMP 2.1, localhost
Found a solution. An unconventional solution though!


Step I: I moved my custom theme from sites/all/themes/ to one step up (sites/all/). So the system cannot identify the theme in place. I got access into the Drupal.
Step II: I set "Bartik 7.22" as the Default theme.
Step III: Then moved my theme back to its place again.
Step IV: Renamed the file html.tpl.php to html.tpl.php.BACKUP.
Step V: Then reactivated and set default my theme in the Appearance.


It's live!


  Reason: I think it's the Drupal cache. The process I followed was simply tweaking the caching in an alternative, but unconventional way.