Title: Plugin doesn't reactivate after update Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Plugin doesn't reactivate after update * Resolved [augustobotossi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/augustobotossi/) * (@augustobotossi) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/) * I am getting the following error: * Warning: require_once(/var/www/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/deprecated. php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/wp-content/ plugins/contact-form-7/settings.php on line 4 Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required ‘/var/www/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/deprecated. php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear’) in /var/www/wp-content/ plugins/contact-form-7/settings.php on line 4 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/) Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [webthil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webthil/) * (@webthil) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098568) * R u update wordpress or contact-form-7 plugin? Anyway try this, first delete that plugin and install it once again then activate it. * Thread Starter [augustobotossi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/augustobotossi/) * (@augustobotossi) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098573) * I updated the contact form 7 plugin. I already tried that and even cleaned my cache options. * It didn’t work. * [Rene Hermenau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renehermi/) * (@renehermi) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098594) * deprecated.php is no longer used and should not require by settings.php. Because of any unknown reason you still have the old settings.php in your plugin folder- * Make a backup of the form you are currently using and delete the plugin folder/ plugins/contact-form-7 completely and manually via ftp. * Doing a new plugin installation will do the trick than. * [@takayuki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayuki/) Miyoshi can you assume what happened here? * [chek2fire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chek2fire/) * (@chek2fire) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098610) * same problem here! I try to reinstall it but nothing happens. I will try to remove the folder. * [Rene Hermenau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renehermi/) * (@renehermi) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098615) * Ok, please provide feedback if that works. * [John S.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnlondon/) * (@johnlondon) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098626) * I had exactly the same problem. Fixed by completely removing the plugin and installing it again. * [chek2fire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chek2fire/) * (@chek2fire) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098674) * Didnt work the folder delete. I have my wordpress blot to openshift. Every time i try to activate the plugin i get this error message * `Warning: require_once(/var/lib/openshift/123/app-root/data/plugins/contact-form- 7/includes/deprecated.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/lib/openshift/123/app-root/data/plugins/contact-form-7/settings.php on line 4 Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/var/lib/openshift/ 123/app-root/data/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/deprecated.php' (include_path ='.:/var/lib/openshift/123/app-root/runtime/repo/lib:/var/lib/openshift/123/app- root/runtime/repo/libs:/var/lib/openshift/123/app-root/runtime/repo/libraries:/ var/lib/openshift/123/app-` * [Rene Hermenau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renehermi/) * (@renehermi) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098686) * remove the old plugin folder via FTP NOT with the wordpress delete function. * [chek2fire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chek2fire/) * (@chek2fire) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098687) * but when i remove the plugin i see through ssh that there is no any folder to the plugins * [Rene Hermenau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renehermi/) * (@renehermi) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098688) * no folder /plugins/contact-form-7? * Than you should not get this message when you install cf7 3.9 * Edit: Do you have any APC or other cache running? * Delete them and than install the 3.9. I suppose it is a cache issue than. * Thread Starter [augustobotossi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/augustobotossi/) * (@augustobotossi) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-reactivate-after-update/#post-5098689) * That’s exactly what I did and solved my problem. It was a cache issue. 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