Title: Fatal Error when Update Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Fatal Error when Update * Resolved [SAM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogsaays/) * (@blogsaays) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/) * I am getting following Fatal error after updating * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. * Warning: require_once(inc/json.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/public_html/wp-content/plugins/secure-wordpress/ secure-wordpress.php on line 105 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘inc/ json.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/public_html/ wp-content/plugins/secure-wordpress/secure-wordpress.php on line 105 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 29 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Daniel Bakovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netreviewde/) * (@netreviewde) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198042) * Hi, * I’ve the same problem.. * [perakfood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/perakfood/) * (@perakfood) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198046) * My problem is like below:- Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 122880 bytes) in /home/perakfoo/public_html/wp-admin/ includes/file.php on line 924 * [mal2809](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mal2809/) * (@mal2809) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198050) * I just updated and got the same error as blogsaays. I couldn’t get back into my admin and had to delete the files from the plugin area using ftp. * My php version is 5.3.6. * I use the Suffusion theme. * [godlesskinser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/godlesskinser/) * (@godlesskinser) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198085) * Same problem here. I got this one, too: * > Warning: require_once(inc/json.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open > stream: No such file or directory in /home/…/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ > secure-wordpress/secure-wordpress.php on line 105 > Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘inc/ > json.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/…/public_html/ > wp-content/plugins/secure-wordpress/secure-wordpress.php on line 105 * [beyercenter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beyercenter/) * (@beyercenter) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198092) * i got no error. only apache 500 internal server error and blank page… not realy good… * [pixelnated](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelnated/) * (@pixelnated) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198093) * the inc folder is missing so all require references will break it. * what I did temp fix to get my site back up I commented out all the require references eg : require_once ‘inc/json.php’ * all of them (the inc/ folder was not included in the package) also comment out this line $swwsd = new swWSD(); * once the site was back up, disabled the plugin until it gets updated. * hope this helps * [pixelnated](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelnated/) * (@pixelnated) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198094) * sorry, I should mention the file I was editing is secure-wordpress.php * [beyercenter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beyercenter/) * (@beyercenter) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198101) * all folders are missing. i have /css /img/ /inc /js /language * Uploaded old version and page is running fine 🙂 * [akarra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akarra/) * (@akarra) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198113) * Same deal as mal2809. Secure WordPress has been a great plug-in for me before. Would love to see this issue resolved. * [godlesskinser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/godlesskinser/) * (@godlesskinser) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198114) * I just went through my cPanel to delete the folder for that plug-in. I’ll just wait for a fix before I re-install it. * [bigreddog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigreddog/) * (@bigreddog) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198121) * Deleting the secure-wordpress directory fixed things for now. Had a heart attack there for a second.. * [Jon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonpaulwade/) * (@jonpaulwade) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198123) * I had same problem today. Also problems with related posts plugins, several failed, got one working. * Is there a temporary alternative for Secure WordPress? * [beyercenter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beyercenter/) * (@beyercenter) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198124) * use 2.0.1 of this plugin! * [Jon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonpaulwade/) * (@jonpaulwade) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198125) * is there somewhere to download that? Guess I may have a copy somewhere ….. * [beyercenter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beyercenter/) * (@beyercenter) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/#post-2198126) * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/secure-wordpress/download/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/secure-wordpress/download/) right there. Other Versions * 2.0.1 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 29 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Fatal Error when Update’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/secure-wordpress.svg) * [Acunetix Secure WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-wordpress/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-wordpress/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress/reviews/) * 29 replies * 17 participants * Last reply from: [vdilorenzo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vdilorenzo/) * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-update/page/2/#post-2198407) * Status: resolved