Title: [Plugin: WordPress Backup to Dropbox] Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress Backup to Dropbox] Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]

 *  [gweidenh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gweidenh/)
 * (@gweidenh)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-backup-to-dropbox-fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire/)
 * Upon upgrading to WordPress 3.3.1 and Backup for Dropbox 0.9.2, the settings 
   page for Backup for Dropbox presents a Fatal Error.
 * Complete contents of page below. I have verified with others that they too are
   seeing the same error message upon upgrading.
 * Warning: require_once() [function.require-once]: open_basedir restriction in 
   effect. File(/usr/local/lib/php/PEAR/Exception.php) is not within the allowed
   path(s): (/home/user/:/tmp/) in /home/user/domains/example.com/public_html/blog/
   wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/PEAR_Includes/HTTP/Request2/Exception.
   php on line 47
 * Warning: require_once(/usr/local/lib/php/PEAR/Exception.php) [function.require-
   once]: failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in /home/user/domains/example.
   com/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/PEAR_Includes/
   HTTP/Request2/Exception.php on line 47
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘PEAR/
   Exception.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/lib/php:/home/user/domains/example.
   com/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/PEAR_Includes’)
   in /home/user/domains/example.com/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-
   backup-to-dropbox/PEAR_Includes/HTTP/Request2/Exception.php on line 47
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael De Wildt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaeldewildt/)
 * (@michaeldewildt)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-backup-to-dropbox-fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire/#post-2500700)
 * I have made a change to try and get around the open_basedir problem.
 * Please try – [https://github.com/downloads/michaeldewildt/WordPress-Backup-to-Dropbox/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox-0.9.2.zip](https://github.com/downloads/michaeldewildt/WordPress-Backup-to-Dropbox/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox-0.9.2.zip)
 *  Thread Starter [gweidenh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gweidenh/)
 * (@gweidenh)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-backup-to-dropbox-fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire/#post-2500731)
 * Issue appears to be resolved. Thank you. I no longer see the ability to start
   a new backup now. Only via the schedule. So I am unable to start a backup and
   confirm.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael De Wildt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaeldewildt/)
 * (@michaeldewildt)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-backup-to-dropbox-fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire/#post-2500751)
 * Backup now has moved to its own menu item under Backup.

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 * Last reply from: [Michael De Wildt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaeldewildt/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-backup-to-dropbox-fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire/#post-2500751)
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