Title: “an error occurred while processing this directive”
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# “an error occurred while processing this directive”

 *  Resolved [Christiaan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christiaan/)
 * (@christiaan)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-error-occurred-while-processing-this-directive-1/)
 * Any ideas what my problem is here? Meant to have a big launch this weekend! 🙁
 * I’ve just loaded up a new WordPress website (GoDaddy.com hosting) using v2.6.2
   and PrimePress theme 1.2.2. I’ve also made a couple of tweaks to the theme but
   nothing major.
 * The problem I’m having is that the website periodically breaks, symptoms being:
 * 1. Where the content was I get about 5 instances of: “[an error occurred while
   processing this directive]”
    2. The Blog Title and Tagline are still there, as
   are the navigation tabs and the footer. 3. Logging into the backend fixes the
   problem, until it crops up again.
 * Plugins I’m using:
 * Akismet 2.1.8
    Enhanced WP-ContactForm 2.0 Google XML Sitemaps 3.1.0.1 My Page
   Order 2.6.1 Quotes Collection 1.1.4 Wordpress Automatic Upgrade 1.2.2 WP Security
   Scan 2.3 WP Super Cache 0.7.1

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 *  [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/)
 * (@iridiax)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-error-occurred-while-processing-this-directive-1/#post-860733)
 * A couple possibilities:
 * It’s a plugin problem. Disable them and see if the problem goes away. If it does,
   re-enable them one by one to see which one causes the problem.
 * Something went wrong during your upload of the WordPress files and some files
   are missing/corrupted. A WordPress upgrade (even if it’s to the same version)
   can fix this.
 *  Thread Starter [Christiaan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christiaan/)
 * (@christiaan)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-error-occurred-while-processing-this-directive-1/#post-861072)
 * Thanks, turned out to be WP Super Cache 0.7.1
 *  [joe-rhoney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joe-rhoney/)
 * (@joe-rhoney)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-error-occurred-while-processing-this-directive-1/#post-861161)
 * For others who encounter this problem, make sure your files are in order too.
 * Somehow I got a “single.php” file mixed in with the files in my root folder, 
   where as all my other WordPress files are in a “wp” folder. Once I deleted the
   one in the root, the problem was resolved.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [joe-rhoney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joe-rhoney/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-error-occurred-while-processing-this-directive-1/#post-861161)
 * Status: resolved

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