Title: Fatal error – Cant activate plugin
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Fatal error – Cant activate plugin

 *  Resolved [eteh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eteh/)
 * (@eteh)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-activate-plugin-2/)
 * Hello!
 * I have installed SportsPress plugin and tried to activate it.
 * It`s shows –
 * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tgmpa() (previously declared in /home/mgdby/public_html/
   adve.by/wp-content/plugins/sportspress/includes/libraries/class-tgm-plugin-activation.
   php:1927) in /home/mgdby/public_html/adve.by/wp-content/themes/magazine/functions/
   plugin-activation.php on line 1045
 * How can i fix this?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/sportspress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sportspress/)

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 *  [Juliette Reinders Folmer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrf/)
 * (@jrf)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-activate-plugin-2/#post-7639658)
 * This is not an issue with the SportsPress plugin, but with the theme you are 
   using ‘Magazine’.
 * They have a typo (or rather, search and replace error) in their code on line 
   1045. That line should read:
    `if ( ! function_exists( 'tgmpa' ) ) {`
 * As they incorrectly changed it, the function is being redefined causing that 
   error.
 * If you replace that one line in the `/.../themes/magazine/functions/plugin-activation.
   php` file with the line above, SportsPress and Magazine will play nice together
   😉
 * Please also inform the theme author to fix this.
    Better yet – tell them that
   if they download a fresh copy of TGMPA using the [Custom TGMPA Generator](http://tgmpluginactivation.com/download/),
   it will serve them with a customized download of TGMPA which will automagically
   have done the search & replace for them in the correct way. [http://tgmpluginactivation.com/download/](http://tgmpluginactivation.com/download/)
 * Hope this helps.
 *  Thread Starter [eteh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eteh/)
 * (@eteh)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-activate-plugin-2/#post-7639675)
 * I `ve changed one ‘mythemeshop’ to ‘tgmpa’ and it works now =) Thank you for 
   ur help!
 *  [Roch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rochesterj/)
 * (@rochesterj)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-activate-plugin-2/#post-7639715)
 * I’m glad it’s resolved!
 * Please, let us know if you need anything else.
 * Kind Regards,
    -Roch
 *  [arifnfml](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arifnfml/)
 * (@arifnfml)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-activate-plugin-2/#post-9105954)
 * unable to activate plugin revolution slider on local server: Fatal error
 *  [arifnfml](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arifnfml/)
 * (@arifnfml)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-activate-plugin-2/#post-9105962)
 * i have a problem while activating plugin revolution slider. it gives fatal error
   unable to resolve.
 * any one can help
 *  [Roch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rochesterj/)
 * (@rochesterj)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-activate-plugin-2/#post-9109705)
 * Hi!
 * Please open a new ticket so we can help you.
 * Kind Regards,
    -Roch

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-activate-plugin-2/#post-9109705)
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