Title: Fatal error: wp get current user; capabilities.php
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Fatal error: wp get current user; capabilities.php

 *  Resolved [chighley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chighley/)
 * (@chighley)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-wp-get-current-user-capabilitiesphp/)
 * **Fatal error**: call to undefined function wp_get_current_user() in public_html/
   wp–included/capabilities.php line 1353
 * Got this with most recent update – prevented wp-admin and/or login
 * Running: Elegant themes Divi 2.0, S2 Member
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/gravity-forms-addons/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gravity-forms-addons/)

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 *  [Bob Hollis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobhollis/)
 * (@bobhollis)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-wp-get-current-user-capabilitiesphp/#post-5332677)
 * I had the same problem on several sites. Disabling the Gravity Forms Add-ons 
   plugin via FTP allowed me to get back into the site. When I tried it on two other
   sites the same “Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_current_user()”
   message came up. After doing some searching I found that adding “include(‘pluggable.
   php’);” as the top line of the wp-includes/capabilities.php file solved the problem,
   but I do not know if that is the optimal long-term solution.
 *  Plugin Author [Zack Katz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katzwebdesign/)
 * (@katzwebdesign)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-wp-get-current-user-capabilitiesphp/#post-5332695)
 * This is fixed in the next update. Sorry for the issues, and thanks for reporting.
 *  [dhc17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhc17/)
 * (@dhc17)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-wp-get-current-user-capabilitiesphp/#post-5332733)
 * Same problem, I call Godday (my hosting), they found that Digg extension (Digs
   Diggs), this plugin doesn’t uninstall properly …
    look like they fix it, we will
   see within next days.
 *  [Anita C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mymothersdaughter/)
 * (@mymothersdaughter)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-wp-get-current-user-capabilitiesphp/#post-5332743)
 * I know this is resolved, but I had the same issue last night on a client site.
   The fix for it was to update to PHP 5.5. The site is on Godaddy and when I checked
   the PHP version, it said “Native 5.4”. When I changed it to 5.5 – everything 
   kicked in and went back to normal and was running very fast and has been smooth
   ever since. So check your PHP versions.
 *  [ywait4ever](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ywait4ever/)
 * (@ywait4ever)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-wp-get-current-user-capabilitiesphp/#post-5332767)
 * Thanks mymothersdaughter! Upgrading to PHP 5.5 seems to have fixed it for me 
   too.

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