Title: php fatal error require_once
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# php fatal error require_once

 *  [atlantahomestager](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atlantahomestager/)
 * (@atlantahomestager)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-require_once/)
 * I truly hope someone can help as I think I’ve exhausted all avenues and still
   can’t figure it out. FYI – I went to the support forum first to see what I could
   find regarding this error type and searched under php fatal error require_once
   and read every post and response. I also called my hosting company and have sent
   an email to the place where I purchased the theme. I’m still having no luck and
   hope someone can assist.
 * Here’s what I’ve done and the error: (Note: There are no plug-ins activated on
   this site).
 * **I installed WP 2.8. I uploaded the WPRemix theme. Within this theme, you have
   the ability to select templates and then “send to editor.” Sounds easy enough.
   However, I get the following error code:**
 * Warning: require_once(/home/easyde5/public_html/wp-content/wp-config.php) [function.
   require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/easyde5/
   public_html/wp-content/themes/wpremix_3_single/wpremix3/editor/RemixEditor.php
   on line 9
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/
   easyde5/public_html/wp-content/wp-config.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/
   usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/easyde5/public_html/wp-content/themes/wpremix_3_single/
   wpremix3/editor/RemixEditor.php on line 9
 * **I then went to my control panel and confirmed with the hosting company that
   these files exists. Here’s the content within the Remix editor:
 *  RemixEditor.php
    PHP script text <?php /*From [http://planetozh.com/blog/2008/07/what-plugin-coders-must-know-about-wordpress-26/*/](http://planetozh.com/blog/2008/07/what-plugin-coders-must-know-about-wordpress-26/*/)
   $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))))); if (file_exists(
   $root.’/wp-load.php’)) { // WP 2.6 require_once($root.’/wp-load.php’); } else{//
   Before 2.6 require_once($root.’/wp-config.php’); } header(‘Content-Type: text/
   html; charset=’.get_option(‘blog_charset’).”); if (isset($_POST[‘action’]) &&
   isset($remix_advanced_editor)) { check_admin_referer(“wp-remix-advanced-editor”);
   $postID = isset($_POST[‘pid’])? (int) $_POST[‘pid’] : 0; $action = $_POST[‘action’];
   $page = (string)$_POST[‘page’]; //Remove sidebar custom field $remix_advanced_editor-
   >remove_template_custom_field($postID, ‘_wp_remix_page_sidebar’); if ($action
   == “sent_to_editor”) { $file = $remix_advanced_editor->templatepath . “/” . $
   page; if (!is_file($file)) { $remix_advanced_editor->remove_template_custom_field(
   $postID, ‘_wp_remix_page_template’); die(”); } $f = fopen($file, ‘r’); $content
   = fread($f, filesize($file)); //Add a custom field, let’s us know which template
   is being use $response = new WP_Ajax_Response(); $remix_advanced_editor->add_template_custom_field(
   $postID, ‘_wp_remix_page_template’, $page); $response = $remix_advanced_editor-
   >get_content_options($postID, $content); $content = $remix_advanced_editor->get_content_to_edit(
   $postID, $content); $response->add( array( ‘what’ => ‘content’, ‘id’ => $postID,‘
   data’ => $content )); $response->send(); } } ?>
 * Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
 * Kathy

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 *  [jdavis74](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdavis74/)
 * (@jdavis74)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-require_once/#post-1129033)
 * Try changing the line:
 * `$root = dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)))));`
 * To:
 * `$root = dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))));`
 * Looks like you’re path is /home/easyde5/public_html/wp-content/wp-config.php
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 *  [jdavis74](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdavis74/)
 * (@jdavis74)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-require_once/#post-1129038)
 * A better idea might be to change:
 * `$root = dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)))));`
 * To:
 * `$root = realpath(__FILE__);`
 * [**signature moderated** Please read the [Forum Rules](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/68664?replies=6)]
 *  [BigML](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigml/)
 * (@bigml)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-require_once/#post-1129302)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve had the same problem with the wp-config.php file. After reading this article
   I adjusted the
    `$root = dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)))));`
   to `$root = realpath(__FILE__);`. Now wordpress shows a parse error:
 * `Parse error: parse error in C:\wamp\www\internet\wp-content\themes\wpremix_3_single\
   wpremix3\editor\RemixEditor.php on line 11`
 * This is what’s on line 11:
 * `header('Content-Type: text/html; charset='.get_option('blog_charset').'');`
 * Any help would be geatly appreciated, I’m not very familiar with PHP.
    Thanks,
   BigML

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-fatal-error-require_once/#post-1129302)
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