Title: Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error

 *  [jcoulter1181](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcoulter1181/)
 * (@jcoulter1181)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-40/)
 * I have no idea what I did, tried to modify something and it took me straight 
   to a screen that gave me this error message:
 * Warning: require(/home/jc1181/public_html/www.castironskilletrecipes.com/wp-includes/
   load.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/
   jc1181/public_html/www.castironskilletrecipes.com/wp-settings.php on line 19
 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/jc1181/
   public_html/www.castironskilletrecipes.com/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/jc1181/public_html/www.castironskilletrecipes.
   com/wp-settings.php on line 19
 * Now I can’t even access my wp-admin panel. I got to where it says the error is,
   but am not sure how I am supposed to fix it. HELP!! My site is showing that error
   message now when you go to the url!

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-40/#post-1752152)
 * error says this file is missing
    `/wp-includes/load.php` which may be indicative
   of others missing, also
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-40/#post-1752156)
 * Try re-uploading the wp-admin and wp-includes folders from a **fresh** download
   of WordPress.
 *  Thread Starter [jcoulter1181](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcoulter1181/)
 * (@jcoulter1181)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-40/#post-1752165)
 * Ok well if I uninstall wordpress to try to do a fresh install will I lose all
   my content? I don’t have a backup!!
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-40/#post-1752179)
 * Nobody suggested re-installing WordPress. Just replacing some files.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-40/#post-1752179)
 * Status: not resolved

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