Title: Fatal Error activating plugin
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Fatal Error activating plugin

 *  Resolved [ryanboerner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryanboerner/)
 * (@ryanboerner)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/)
 * Every time I try to activate this plugin from installation, I get a fatal error
   and cannot connect to the admin panel using any web browser, the issue resolves
   when I delete the plugin using FTP.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-admin-ui/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-admin-ui/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Benjamin Denis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rainbowgeek/)
 * (@rainbowgeek)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/#post-7556809)
 * Hi,
    what version of WordPress do you use? PHP version? Others plugins and themes?
 * Thank you
 *  Plugin Author [Benjamin Denis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rainbowgeek/)
 * (@rainbowgeek)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/#post-7556897)
 * What’s the name of the fatal error please?
 *  Thread Starter [ryanboerner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryanboerner/)
 * (@ryanboerner)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/#post-7556987)
 * Using 4.5.3
    7.0.6 I believe for PHP Theme: Melos Pro
 * Plugins:
    Admin Bar My login/Logout Photo Gallery User Role Editor Tesla Login
   Customizer Page Builder by SiteOrigin (ThinkUpThemes compatible)
 *  Plugin Author [Benjamin Denis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rainbowgeek/)
 * (@rainbowgeek)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/#post-7557009)
 * Please upgrade to the latest release 1.7.
    It solves many issues. Thanks
 *  [teleguy53](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teleguy53/)
 * (@teleguy53)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/#post-7557077)
 * Recently upgraded to WordPress 4.6. Need to do universal change on user records,
   so I downloaded version 1.8.1 of WP Admin UI. When I tried to activate the plug-
   in, I incurred this error:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION in /home/content/g/i/n/gingerandersen/
   html/forestheightsnc/wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-ui/inc/functions/options-front.
   php on line 83
 * Now, I can’t access our web-site, nor can my 120 users!
 *  Plugin Author [Benjamin Denis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rainbowgeek/)
 * (@rainbowgeek)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/#post-7557078)
 * Hi,
 * 1/ remove the plugin via FTP
    2/ go to your database using phpmyadmin and delete
   all records with a search like wpui% 3/ add the plugin from your WP Admin 4/ 
   enable some options and roles 5/ it should work
 *  [teleguy53](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teleguy53/)
 * (@teleguy53)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/#post-7557079)
 * So, I have to do this from the server? I don’t think I have access.
 * I’m a newbie at this WordPress stuff. Our community dubbed me Web Admin to develop
   their woefully inept web-site – and I agreed to help them out. 🙁
 * So…

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 * Last reply from: [teleguy53](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teleguy53/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-activating-plugin-9/#post-7557079)
 * Status: resolved