Title: WordPress Core Directory Structure
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# WordPress Core Directory Structure

 *  Resolved [johnnymorriswp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnnymorriswp/)
 * (@johnnymorriswp)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-directory-structure/)
 * Hi,
 * I am helping someone with their site. They have two domains and appear not to
   be using multisite (it has not bee enabled), so I think they have just installed
   WordPress twice.
 * They have a public_html folder within which the structure is –
 * – wp-admin
    – wp-content – wp-includes – guide (the second site directory)
 * The main site works fine.
 * Within the guide directory the structure of the core files for the second site
   are –
 * – wp-content
    – wp-admin (i.e. sub-folder of wp-content) – wp-includes
 * The second site appeared to be up and working yesterday but today now can not
   be accessed. The error thrown up is a path error to wp-admin, with a double slash
   in the path i.e.
 * Warning: require_once(/websites/123reg/LinuxPackage22/te/ac/ht/teachtutti.com/
   public_html/music-guide//wp-admin/includes/plugin.php) [function.require-once]:
   failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /websites/123reg/LinuxPackage22/
   te/ac/ht/teachtutti.com/public_html/music-guide/wp-content/plugins/subscribe2/
   subscribe2.php on line 47
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/websites/
   123reg/LinuxPackage22/te/ac/ht/teachtutti.com/public_html/music-guide//wp-admin/
   includes/plugin.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php52/share/pear:/usr/local/
   php52/share/php’) in /websites/123reg/LinuxPackage22/te/ac/ht/teachtutti.com/
   public_html/music-guide/wp-content/plugins/subscribe2/subscribe2.php on line 
   47
 * If I disable that particular Plugin the same error occurs but a different Plugin
   is named. If I disable all Plugins then the error is similar (i.e. a pathy error)
   but the specific path is different and the double slashes in front of wp-admin
   disappear –
 * Warning: require_once(/websites/123reg/LinuxPackage22/te/ac/ht/teachtutti.com/
   public_html/music-guide/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php) [function.
   require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /websites/
   123reg/LinuxPackage22/te/ac/ht/teachtutti.com/public_html/music-guide/wp-content/
   themes/blaszok/php/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php on line 983
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/websites/
   123reg/LinuxPackage22/te/ac/ht/teachtutti.com/public_html/music-guide/wp-admin/
   includes/class-wp-list-table.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php52/share/pear:/
   usr/local/php52/share/php’) in /websites/123reg/LinuxPackage22/te/ac/ht/teachtutti.
   com/public_html/music-guide/wp-content/themes/blaszok/php/class-tgm-plugin-activation.
   php on line 983
 * It occurred to me that moving wp-admin up into the same directory level that 
   wp-content and wp-includes are in might resolve this, and I can do with FTP.
 * However I thought I would seek views on this forum before I do this.
 * Thanks in advance for any help.

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 *  [ErnestClose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ernestclose/)
 * (@ernestclose)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-directory-structure/#post-5056019)
 * Hi johnny, the structure is indeed as you have it for the first site or root 
   directory. In the sub directory they have to be wp-admin, wp-content and wp-includes
   all on same level.
    Hope this helps.
 * Regards
    Ernest Close
 *  Thread Starter [johnnymorriswp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnnymorriswp/)
 * (@johnnymorriswp)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-directory-structure/#post-5056151)
 * Hi Ernest
 * I thought that was likely to be it. I moved up a level and it is working now.
 * Many thanks for your help.
 * Johnny
 *  [ErnestClose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ernestclose/)
 * (@ernestclose)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-directory-structure/#post-5056158)
 * Always a pleasure.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [ErnestClose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ernestclose/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-core-directory-structure/#post-5056158)
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