Title: Activate error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Activate error

 *  [MCM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nathmie/)
 * (@nathmie)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-error/)
 * PHP:
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. I tried it 
   on my live website as well as a local test environment.
 * Warning: require_once(connect.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory
   in D:\xampp-portable-lite-win32-1.8.1-VC9.beta2\htdocs\live\wp-content\plugins\
   powerpress-posts-from-mysql\pfd.php on line 13
 * Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required ‘connect.php’ (include_path
   =’.;\xampp-portable-lite-win32-1.8.1-VC9.beta2\php\PEAR’) in D:\xampp-portable-
   lite-win32-1.8.1-VC9.beta2\htdocs\live\wp-content\plugins\powerpress-posts-from-
   mysql\pfd.php on line 13
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/powerpress-posts-from-mysql/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/powerpress-posts-from-mysql/)

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 *  [fxjudy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fxjudy/)
 * (@fxjudy)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-error/#post-3172636)
 * I have the same problem,got a fatal error.
 *  Plugin Author [machouinard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/machouinard/)
 * (@machouinard)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-error/#post-3172642)
 * I looked into this and found the connect.php file was missing. I’m unsure what
   happened. I replaced all files and checked on both local and remote WordPress
   installations, adding the plugin from WP Admin Panel. Both functioned correctly.
   I apologize for the trouble.
 * Please let me know if you have any further difficulties.
 * Mark
 *  [chrissmit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrissmit/)
 * (@chrissmit)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-error/#post-3172653)
 * Does that mean I need to Delete and re-install the plugin? And if so, are all
   my settings and feeds gone?
 *  Plugin Author [machouinard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/machouinard/)
 * (@machouinard)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-error/#post-3172654)
 * This plugin does not affect any PowerPress settings and deleting it will not 
   remove any posts made with it; your feeds will not be gone.
 *  [chrissmit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrissmit/)
 * (@chrissmit)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-error/#post-3172655)
 * Thanks!
 * That saves a lot of work!

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   svg)
 * [PowerPress Posts From MySQL addon](https://wordpress.org/plugins/powerpress-posts-from-mysql/)
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 * Last reply from: [chrissmit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrissmit/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activate-error/#post-3172655)
 * Status: not resolved