Title: Error message when I upload a theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error message when I upload a theme

 *  [JPMT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpmt/)
 * (@jpmt)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-i-upload-a-theme/)
 * I’ve uploaded 2.8 via fantastico and then unzipped the theme.
 * This is the error message I get:
 * Fatal error: Call to undefined function bloginfo() in /home/physical/public_html/
   KnockBalls.com/index.php on line 4
 * What am I doing wrong, if anything?

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-i-upload-a-theme/#post-1138038)
 * you put the theme in the wrong directory.
 * themes go inside wp-content/themes
 * youve unpacked the theme files to the root of your install (where your wp-config.
   php is)
 * In that process of doing that, you overwrote the proper index.php with theme 
   uploaded theme’s index.php
 * Using themes: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes)
 * to fix that immediate error you will want to upload the /home/physical/public_html/
   KnockBalls.com/index.php that belongs there. It can be found inside the zip on
   the download page. See the orange link above.
 * If this is all to troublesome for you, and you havent posted anything. than delete
   your new install and start over.
 *  Thread Starter [JPMT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpmt/)
 * (@jpmt)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-i-upload-a-theme/#post-1138225)
 * 8-|
 * Thanks for that… I will now go and delete the previout install and start over
   then report back. Thanks again!
 *  Thread Starter [JPMT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpmt/)
 * (@jpmt)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-i-upload-a-theme/#post-1138228)
 * Ok, re-installed 2.8 and then extracted the zip file that was given to me. It
   was given to me by someone who has no technical experience BTW, so I had to turn
   to the help of people here. Previously I thought I just extract the files into
   the main directory, but that got me into the trouble above. So perhaps you might
   be able to tell me what directory each file needs to go in by it’s name? Here
   is the list:
 * comments-popup.php
    omments.php footer.php functions.php images/ images/background.
   jpg images/body-bg.jpg images/content_bg.jpg images/content_spacer.jpg images/
   footer.jpg images/header-img.jpg images/icon.gif images/nav_bg.jpg images/order_now.
   jpg images/rap-bg.jpg images/spacer.gif images/spacer.jpg images/submit-button.
   jpg images/Thumbs.db images/_notes/ images/_notes/header-img.jpg.mno index.php
   style.css
 * Thanks for your advice.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-i-upload-a-theme/#post-1138276)
 * I already told you.
 * **
    themes go inside wp-content/themes
 * when you unzip/unpack/unarchive themes that are inside zip — they unzip/unpack/
   unarchive into a folder/directory that usually corresponds to the name of the
   theme.
 * Look at how the default and classic themes are located inside wp-content/themes/
 * Using themes: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes)
 *  [ansar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ansar/)
 * (@ansar)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-i-upload-a-theme/#post-1138345)
 * Hi,
 * I have error message when I save posts or Drafts.
 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started
   at /home6/auylbiz/public_html/wp-includes/locale.php:1) in /home6/auylbiz/public_html/
   wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 865
 * What should I do?
 *  [ansar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ansar/)
 * (@ansar)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-i-upload-a-theme/#post-1138371)
 * Is there anybody to help me?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-i-upload-a-theme/#post-1138373)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Answers-Trouble_Shooting#Headers_already_sent](http://codex.wordpress.org/Answers-Trouble_Shooting#Headers_already_sent)
   
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_do_I_solve_the_Headers_already_sent_warning_problem.3F](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_do_I_solve_the_Headers_already_sent_warning_problem.3F)

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