Title: Installed wrong WordPress Last modified: December 27, 2016 --- # Installed wrong WordPress * [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/) * Hey guys, * Installed WP 4.7 from WordPress.com onto my Web Host. A few months have passed and now I can’t install new plugins. I need to install WordPress.org files. * Can I just overwrite the current WordPress.com files with the WordPress.org files? * I tried Exporting and Importing my data on a fresh install but had no luck using this method Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8593632) * > Installed WP 4.7 from WordPress.com onto my Web Host. * I’m not sure that makes sense. * > Can I just overwrite the current WordPress.com files with the WordPress.org > files? * Yes, reinstalling WP that way should not be a problem. * Thread Starter [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8593831) * I can’t install plugins so this must be the reason…picking up a copy of WP that expires…does this sound correct? * [http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/why-cant-i-add-or-install-plugins-in-wordpress/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/why-cant-i-add-or-install-plugins-in-wordpress/) - This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/). * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8593839) * WordPress does not expire. * 1. Please provide a link to your site. 2. Where/how are you hosting your site 3. How did you install it? * Thread Starter [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8595155) * Installed via Cpanel Hosting via Netvirtue * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8595164) * Have you contacted your hosting company’s tech support? * Here are the definitive steps to install wordpress. I do not recommend “one click” installers: * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress) * Thread Starter [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8595235) * Thought I would try the one click install method…never again * Thread Starter [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8595273) * Few errors in the error log * ``` [27-Dec-2016 15:33:20 UTC] PHP Warning: require(/home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/load.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-settings.php on line 21 [27-Dec-2016 15:33:20 UTC] PHP Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '/home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/load.php' (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php55/usr/share/pear:/opt/alt/php55/usr/share/php') in /home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-settings.php on line 21 [27-Dec-2016 15:35:11 UTC] PHP Warning: require(/home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/random_compat/random.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/compat.php on line 435 [27-Dec-2016 15:35:11 UTC] PHP Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '/home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/random_compat/random.php' (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php55/usr/share/pear:/opt/alt/php55/usr/share/php') in /home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/compat.php on line 435 [27-Dec-2016 15:36:11 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Class 'WP_Taxonomy' not found in /home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/taxonomy.php on line 384 [27-Dec-2016 15:37:12 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Class 'WP_Taxonomy' not found in /home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/taxonomy.php on line 384 [27-Dec-2016 15:38:57 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Class 'WP_Taxonomy' not found in /home/urbanhab/public_html/wp-includes/taxonomy.php on line 384 Checked Line 21 and this is the line that it's having issues with ``` * require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . ‘/plugin.php’ ); * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8595275) * files are missing. upload *all* of the files and directories from the wordpress. zip file. * Thread Starter [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8595799) * ok errors are gone but still can’t ADD NEW plugins, can view the plugin section though…weird * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8596721) * What error do you get if you try to add a plugin? * Thread Starter [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8598519) * I can manually add it via ftp with no issues but I dont have the option to add it via the wordpress admin atea * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8598524) * Are you using an administrator account? * Thread Starter [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8598605) * Yes, using an Administrator account (no option to select SuperUser) * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8598618) * wait… is this multisite? * Thread Starter [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * (@motion2082) * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/#post-8598623) * How can I tell? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Installed wrong WordPress’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 17 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [motion2082](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motion2082/) * Last activity: [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-wrong-wordpress/page/2/#post-8598715) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics