Title: Fatal error: require_once
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Fatal error: require_once

 *  Resolved [derekings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/derekings/)
 * (@derekings)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-3/)
 * I clicked to install a theme and some error message came up. I realized I could
   not install this them because I did not have the genesis framework to back up
   this “nomadic” theme. When I went to change it back to my original theme I couldn’t
   and this error kept coming up.
 * Warning: require_once(/home/content/03/9468603/html/wp-content/themes/genesis/
   lib/init.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or
   directory in /home/content/03/9468603/html/wp-content/themes/nomadic/functions.
   php on line 3
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/
   content/03/9468603/html/wp-content/themes/genesis/lib/init.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/local/php5_3/lib/php’) in /home/content/03/9468603/html/wp-content/themes/
   nomadic/functions.php on line 3
 * Now when i go to my site this is all that comes up. If anyone can help me I would
   appreciate it.

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-3/#post-3156498)
 * Have you tried contacting your theme’s vendors of this issue?
 *  [JungleSpace.net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/junglespace/)
 * (@junglespace)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-3/#post-3156512)
 * You can try removing the ‘nomadic’ theme folder from wp-content/themes. Once 
   you have done that, login to WordPress and you can select your theme again.
 *  Thread Starter [derekings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/derekings/)
 * (@derekings)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-3/#post-3156521)
 * Thanks Jungle Space!
    I did what you said and it worked!
 *  [JungleSpace.net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/junglespace/)
 * (@junglespace)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-3/#post-3156523)
 * Glad to know it worked 🙂

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

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 * Last reply from: [JungleSpace.net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/junglespace/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-3/#post-3156523)
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