Title: Warning: require(./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php)
Last modified: August 21, 2016

---

# Warning: require(./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php)

 *  [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/)
 * I was trying to change the URL for my site and followed a tutorial that had me
   copy everything into a new folder then update a few things like the URL in the
   config file, when I uploaded the site I am now getting the following:
 * > Warning: require(./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php) [function.require]: failed
   > to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/55/11721155/html/
   > index.php on line 17
   > Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘./wordpress/
   > wp-blog-header.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5_3/lib/php’) in /home/content/
   > 55/11721155/html/index.php on line 17
 * The wp-blog-header.php file is in the ftp
 * Would greatly appreciate any help 🙂 – newbie

Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total)

 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138423)
 * > and followed a tutorial that had me copy everything into a new folder
 * What tutorial?
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138427)
 * I think I used this one but probably messed it up, I was in a rush that day and
   kind of sped through it: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
 * My index.php file looks like this: <?php
 *     ```
       /**
        * Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do anything, but loads
        * wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load the theme.
        *
        * @package WordPress
        */
   
       /**
        * Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it.
        *
        * @var bool
        */
       define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
   
       /** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */
       require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
       ```
   
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138433)
 * I think you need to review all of those instructions again. When carried out 
   correctly, there should be no errors.
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138437)
 * But I dont know what I did wrong and I cant really go back, ist there some way
   to trouble shoot this and fix it?
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138439)
 * I am no longer able to get into the original that I copied from
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138440)
 * Do you still have a database backup?
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138443)
 * not sure, where would i find that?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138445)
 * It would be the file that you uploaded to the database on the new site.
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138446)
 * yes, i have that from the original and from the new one that i uploaded
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138450)
 * Then I suggest you trash the new install and try again with a fresh one.
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138452)
 * I am not sure where to start, I can’t log into the old one on my local host, 
   but I can log into the new one on local.
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138465)
 * Not sure what I can do if I cant get logged into it, I am using the correct credentials
   for it, I can log into the new one. Any suggestions?
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138473)
 * Loaded the backup and it is still not working
 *  Thread Starter [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * (@jelane20)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138475)
 * I am now getting this error:
 * > Warning: require_once(/home/content/55/11721155/html/wp-load.php) [function.
   > require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/
   > 55/11721155/html/wp-blog-header.php on line 12
   > Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/
   > content/55/11721155/html/wp-load.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5_3/lib/
   > php’) in /home/content/55/11721155/html/wp-blog-header.php on line 12

Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total)

The topic ‘Warning: require(./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php)’ is closed to new replies.

## Tags

 * [wp-blog-header.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-blog-header-php/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 14 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [jelane20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jelane20/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-requirewordpresswp-blog-headerphp/#post-4138475)
 * Status: not resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics