Title: Fatal Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Fatal Error

 *  [eltel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eltel/)
 * (@eltel)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-49/)
 * Hi
    I’ve installed a theme Mezzo V2 and have the following error message when
   trying to view the site
 * Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_header() in
    > /home/panic31/public_html/
   index.php on line 1
 * Is this a theme coding issue or something in WP????
 * Advice appreciated
 * Many thanks
 * Terry

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-49/#post-777423)
 * > Is this a theme coding issue or something in WP????
 * Neither, its your error**!!!!**
 * You uploaded the theme to the wrong directory. Themes get uploaded to wp-content/
   themes/ **not** to the root of WordPress install (thats where your wp-config.
   php is).
 * You need to delete the theme files that you **just** uploaded, and put back the
   correct index.php with a fresh copy out of the WordPress zip.
 * Then, you need to upload the theme to the correct directory.
 * And for future reference, when in doubt, read:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes#Adding_New_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes#Adding_New_Themes)
 *  Thread Starter [eltel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eltel/)
 * (@eltel)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-49/#post-777575)
 * You were right whooami – **it was my error!!!!**
 * Many thanks for the prompt solution.
 * Much appreciated
 * Terry

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 * Last activity: [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-49/#post-777575)
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