Title: Theme install failed Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Theme install failed * Resolved [barbhoffman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barbhoffman/) * (@barbhoffman) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/) * When I try to install the Theme: Magazine Basic 2.6.7 I get the error * Downloading install package from [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/download/magazine-basic.2.6.7.zip…](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/download/magazine-basic.2.6.7.zip…) * Unpacking the package… * Installing the theme… * Destination folder already exists. /home/content/s/t/y/stylefashion/html/wp-content/ themes/magazine-basic/ * Theme install failed. * I have installed several other themes with no problem. Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1561908) * Does the theme folder already exist? * It’s basically telling you that the theme is already installed. * Thread Starter [barbhoffman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barbhoffman/) * (@barbhoffman) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1561913) * This issue occures during the install procedure under the install themes tab. When I move back to the Manage Themes tab it is not there. I am very new to wordpress and may not be understanding what you are asking. Any help would be very much appreciated. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1561915) * Can you access your site via FTP? If so, go in to `/home/content/s/t/y/stylefashion/ html/wp-content/themes/` and see if that folder is there. If so, delete it. * Thread Starter [barbhoffman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barbhoffman/) * (@barbhoffman) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1561918) * I was able to delete the file and reinstall the theme and it works great. Thank you very much. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1561922) * No problem 🙂 * For those wondering WHAT happened, the install borked partway through and needed manual cleanup 🙂 * [BMWN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmwn/) * (@bmwn) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1562257) * Hi * Could you tell me how to access the site via ftp please? * Thanks a lot 🙂 * [BMWN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmwn/) * (@bmwn) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1562258) * Hi again! * Good news: I managed to access via FTP and did what you explained to Barbhoffman, it worked. * Bad news: I had an error message (which is not related to what you explained, but I thought that maybe you’d know what’s all about and how I can arrange this. * _“Warning: fopen(/home/content/39/7071939/html/wp-content/themes/newspress-2.0.3/ style.css) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/39/7071939/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4165_ * Warning: fread(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/content/ 39/7071939/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4168 * Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/ content/39/7071939/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4171″ * I had this theme at [http://wpcrunchy.com/our-themes/newspress/](http://wpcrunchy.com/our-themes/newspress/) * Thanks a lot! * [kstavert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kstavert/) * (@kstavert) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1562264) * I have tried to install Weaver 4 times today. the third time, my screen went completely blank and I could not do anything but uninstall the entire blog (I don’t have enough experience to know exactly what the issue was) * All of the times that I’ve tried installing Weaver from the dashboard, I get this message “Broken Themes… 2010 Weaver Stylesheet is missing” * How do I fix this please? * I’m almost ready to quit blogging before I begin 🙂 * I will GREATLY appreciate some help on this. * I do know how to upload via ftp… just need a bit of direction there… does it go in wp content – themes? * Thank you kindly Karen * [kstavert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kstavert/) * (@kstavert) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1562265) * OK, i installed Weaver via ftp – wp-content – themes… * This is the message that I got when I activated it in the dashboard… It looks like /weaver-subthemes does not exist. * This error is unusual and probably involves a site configuration issue. Have you changed hosts recently? **(no, I have not changed hosts recently)** * This message might have some useful information: array(1) { [“error”]=> string( 128) “Unable to create directory /home/acourse/public_html/wp-content/uploads/ 2011/01. * Is its parent directory writable by the server?” } * again, will appreciate your assistance. * I am pleased that it at least shows up in dashboard… it’s closer than I’ve been in the last two days * Karen * [kstavert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kstavert/) * (@kstavert) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1562266) * Here are more messages about weaver theme not working: * Warning: is_dir() [function.is-dir]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/acourse:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/ php:/tmp) in /home/acourse/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2037 * Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/acourse:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/ lib/php:/tmp) in /home/acourse/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2028 * Warning: is_dir() [function.is-dir]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/acourse:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/ php:/tmp) in /home/acourse/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2037 * I will appreciate your assistance in fixing this * thank you kindly Karen * [steve wise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve-wise/) * (@steve-wise) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed/#post-1562269) * Thanks Ipstenu I had exactly the same problem. 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