Title: Fatal error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Fatal error

 *  [vadim-v](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vadim-v/)
 * (@vadim-v)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-899/)
 * Warning: require_once(/includes/includes.php) [function.require-once]: failed
   to open stream: No such file or directory in
    /wp-content/plugins/rift-slider/
   class-initialize.php on line 5
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/includes/
   includes.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/pear’) in
    /wp-content/plugins/rift-
   slider/class-initialize.php on line 5
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/rift-slider/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/rift-slider/)

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 *  Plugin Author [syntaxart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syntaxart/)
 * (@syntaxart)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-899/#post-4148934)
 * A fix has been implemented for this issue.
 *  [Benjus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benjus/)
 * (@benjus)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-899/#post-4148961)
 * Warning: require_once(/includes/includes.php) [function.require-once]: failed
   to open stream: No such file or directory in /Applications/AMPPS/www/wp/wp-content/
   plugins/rift-slider/class-initialize.php on line 3
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/includes/
   includes.php’ (include_path=’.:’) in /Applications/AMPPS/www/wp/wp-content/plugins/
   rift-slider/class-initialize.php on line 3
 * Hi i try to resolve the problem myself but it went wrong!
    Nice slider but i 
   can’t use it! 🙁
 *  [Galaxy-Design.co.uk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galaxy-design/)
 * (@galaxy-design)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-899/#post-4148968)
 * Awesome slider, but I get the same error:
 * Warning: require_once(/includes/includes.php) [function.require-once]: failed
   to open stream: No such file or directory in /public_html/cren/wp-content/plugins/
   rift-slider/class-initialize.php on line 3
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/includes/
   includes.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /public_html/
   cren/wp-content/plugins/rift-slider/class-initialize.php on line 3
 * Could you please take a look into it?
    Thank you
 *  [hrrubin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hrrubin/)
 * (@hrrubin)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-899/#post-4148971)
 * I also get the error:
 * Warning: require_once(/includes/includes.php): failed to open stream: No such
   file or directory in /customers/b/3/9/rubinreklame.dk/httpd.www/wp-content/plugins/
   rift-slider/class-initialize.php on line 3 Fatal error: require_once(): Failed
   opening required ‘/includes/includes.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/share/php’) in/
   customers/b/3/9/rubinreklame.dk/httpd.www/wp-content/plugins/rift-slider/class-
   initialize.php on line 3
 *  [zhwatts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zhwatts/)
 * (@zhwatts)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-899/#post-4148976)
 * Unfortunately, I also get this error. Just downloaded the plugin today. Hope 
   it gets fixed soon because I think this is an awesome slider!
 * Warning: require_once(/includes/includes.php) [function.require-once]: failed
   to open stream: No such file or directory in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/Breaker17/
   wordpress/wp-content/plugins/rift-slider/class-initialize.php on line 3
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/includes/
   includes.php’ (include_path=’.:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.2.17/lib/php’)
   in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/Breaker17/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/rift-slider/
   class-initialize.php on line 3
 *  Plugin Author [syntaxart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syntaxart/)
 * (@syntaxart)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-899/#post-4148980)
 * I have checked in an update to fix the error reported above. Warning: require_once(/
   includes/includes.php): failed to open stream. I have only been made aware of
   this issue today and apologise for the wait. I am aware that the shortcode window
   is not displaying on wordpress version 3.7, so i will put a fix in for this. 
   In the mean time to build a shortcode for this you can manually type it, this
   is [rift_slider carousel=”carousel_name”].
 * Thanks for posting your issues.

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 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [syntaxart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syntaxart/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-899/#post-4148980)
 * Status: not resolved