Title: wp-config.php and wp-load.php error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# wp-config.php and wp-load.php error

 *  [Bob Wagstaff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob-wagstaff/)
 * (@bob-wagstaff)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-and-wp-loadphp-error/)
 * My site has been working fine but when I logged into day I got the following 
   error message
 *     ```
       Warning: require_once(/home/bob2612/public_html/rtbathroominstallations.com/blog/wp-config.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/bob2612/public_html/rtbathroominstallations.com/blog/wp-load.php on line 29
   
       Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/bob2612/public_html/rtbathroominstallations.com/blog/wp-config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/bob2612/public_html/rtbathroominstallations.com/blog/wp-load.php on line 29
       ```
   
 * Any idea how I can clear this please?

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 *  Moderator [Yui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fierevere/)
 * (@fierevere)
 * 永子
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-and-wp-loadphp-error/#post-3833125)
 * web server cant read php files
    fix permissions
 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-and-wp-loadphp-error/#post-3833129)
 * If you are positive you did not just change anything, then your site may have
   been compromised…
    Review these: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked)
   [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/268083#post-1065779](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/268083#post-1065779)
   [http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/](http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/)
   [http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/](http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/)
 * And these:
    [http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/](http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/)
   [http://www.unmaskparasites.com/](http://www.unmaskparasites.com/)
 *  Thread Starter [Bob Wagstaff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bob-wagstaff/)
 * (@bob-wagstaff)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-and-wp-loadphp-error/#post-3833167)
 * Yui, the permissions for both wp-config and wp-load are 644, is this what you
   expect them to be?
 * Thanks
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-and-wp-loadphp-error/#post-3833169)
 * Yes – those permissions are correct.

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## Tags

 * [wp-config](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-config/)
 * [wp-load](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-load/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-and-wp-loadphp-error/#post-3833169)
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