Title: error when moving wordpress to root
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# error when moving wordpress to root

 *  [wolffw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolffw/)
 * (@wolffw)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-moving-wordpress-to-root/)
 * Hello,
 * I just tried to move wordpress from a director to the root and I have been thrown
   the following errors:
 * Warning: require_once(/home/williar5/public_html/wp-admin/includes/admin.php)[
   function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /
   home/williar5/public_html/wp-admin/admin.php on line 14
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/
   williar5/public_html/wp-admin/includes/admin.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/
   usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/williar5/public_html/wp-admin/admin.php on line 
   14
 * To complete the move, I followed the directions at [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site)
 * I go the error at Step 11, when trying to update my permalinks. I was brought
   to the wp-admin login screen (which, oddly, contained no images or color) and
   then received the error.
 * I’m not sure if this is important, but when moving the files I was asked if I
   wanted to overwrite an .htaccess file. I said yes (I created a backup of all 
   files).
 * Thanks for any and all help.
 * Best,
    BW

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-moving-wordpress-to-root/#post-679368)
 * You didn’t move all the files or the move wasn’t successful: it is complaining
   about not finding the wp-admin/includes/admin.php file. Is it there?
 *  Thread Starter [wolffw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolffw/)
 * (@wolffw)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-moving-wordpress-to-root/#post-679369)
 * Moshu,
 * Thanks. Actually, there are no files in that folder at all. I guess the move 
   was not successful. Should I just put in the folder the necessary files from 
   the latest wordpress release (I upgraded the other day to 2.3.2)?
 * Thanks,
    BW
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-moving-wordpress-to-root/#post-679371)
 * Yes, uploading the missing files should help.
 *  Thread Starter [wolffw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolffw/)
 * (@wolffw)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-moving-wordpress-to-root/#post-679372)
 * Actually, I just took a look and **none** of the files from any of the subdirectories
   made it through via the move. I am now moving them all over from the backup that
   I made. If this all works I will update the thread to resolved. Thanks for your
   help.
 * BW
 *  Thread Starter [wolffw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolffw/)
 * (@wolffw)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-moving-wordpress-to-root/#post-679393)
 * One last question, moshu, as I’m sure you’re getting sick of me today.
 * Is the only way to fix the images now that I have moved wordpress over to the
   root, and have set the blog posts to appear at /composingspaces/ to use, as it
   says in the instructions:
 * [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/move3/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/move3/)
 * If you go to [http://williamwolff.org/composingspaces/](http://williamwolff.org/composingspaces/)
   you will see that none of the images are appearing.
 * Thanks,
    BW

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 * [root](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/root/)

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 * Last activity: [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-moving-wordpress-to-root/#post-679393)
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