Title: Fatal error : require_once() [ function.require ]: Failed opening required. . .
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Fatal error : require_once() [ function.require ]: Failed opening required. . .

 *  Resolved [Anetz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anetz/)
 * (@anetz)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire-failed-opening-required-1/)
 * Hello, sum1 please help! Tried installing manually but whe i open the install.
   php file i get this error:
 * Warning : require_once(/home/a6980268/public_html/Wordpress/wp-load.php) [ function.
   require-once ]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/a6980268/
   public_html/Wordpress/WP-ADMIN/INSTALL.PHP on line 36
 * &
 * PHP Error Message
    Fatal error : require_once() [ function.require ]: Failed 
   opening required ‘/home/a6980268/public_html/Wordpress/wp-load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/a6980268/public_html/Wordpress/
   WP-ADMIN/INSTALL.PHP on line 36

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 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire-failed-opening-required-1/#post-2619804)
 * > WP-ADMIN/INSTALL.PHP
 * Use small cap as files and folders are case sensitive.
 *  Thread Starter [Anetz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anetz/)
 * (@anetz)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire-failed-opening-required-1/#post-2620050)
 * Thank you, sir. It worked! {changing to lowercases}
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire-failed-opening-required-1/#post-2620054)
 * You are welcome

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