Title: Secure WordPress Breaks Site! Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Secure WordPress Breaks Site! * Resolved [tpaine54](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tpaine54/) * (@tpaine54) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/) * There needs to be a third option to augment broken/works called “Broke my site!”. Amateur hour. * Warning: require(inc/swWSD.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/88/7797788/html/wp-content/plugins/secure- wordpress/secure-wordpress.php on line 112 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘inc/swWSD. php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php’) in /home/content/88/7797788/html/ wp-content/plugins/secure-wordpress/secure-wordpress.php on line 112 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Tevya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thefiddler/) * (@thefiddler) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198641) * Yep, upgrading killed my site too! DO NOT UPDATE! * [Tevya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thefiddler/) * (@thefiddler) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198645) * download 2.0.1 here to fix your site: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/secure-wordpress/download/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/secure-wordpress/download/) * [alanpae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanpae/) * (@alanpae) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198653) * I got the exact same error message about line 112. Removed the whole directory tree and will downgrade to 2.01. * DO NOT UPGRADE! * alan * [windracer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/windracer/) * (@windracer) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198802) * Took me a while to figure out it was this plugin that killed my site. Thank goodness downgrading worked. Ouch. * [cito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cito/) * (@cito) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198804) * Same happened to me, I updated to new version of Secure WordPress plugin and it broke my site, not only would the admin panel no longer load the entire site would no longer load. * Was able to fix by ssh’ing to my site and going to wp-content/plugin folder and manually deleting via rm -r secure-wordpress directory. * then the site was back up with no problems. * Hopefully the creator will update their plugin or post a reason why it’s breaking sites all of the sudden. * [gshag33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gshag33/) * (@gshag33) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198840) * Same thing happened to me.. * Luckily did a Google search and found this thread * Deleted SecureWP plug-in directory over FTP and site is working again * [zicocarioca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zicocarioca/) * (@zicocarioca) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198843) * Another victim here. * > Warning: require_once(inc/json.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open > stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/86/7318986/html/wp-content/ > plugins/secure-wordpress/secure-wordpress.php **on line 105** > Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘inc/ > json.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php:/home/content/86/7318986/ > html/wp-content/plugins/instapress/instagram-php-api/:/home/content/86/7318986/ > html/wp-content/plugins/instapress/classes/:/home/content/86/7318986/html/wp- > content/plugins/instapress/PowerHour_Geocoder/’) in /home/content/86/7318986/ > html/wp-content/plugins/secure-wordpress/secure-wordpress.php on line 105 * **DO NOT UPDATE.** If you did, delete the plug-in directory via FTP. Then cross your fingers, like you do every time you upgrade anything. Science, pff. * [soullotus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soullotus/) * (@soullotus) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198866) * I updated 3 plug-ins..can’t remember what they were, and I got the same thing. I am not all that savvy. Since I can’t get onto my website, how do I fix this? I don’t know what FTP is. * [Gal Baras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galbaras/) * (@galbaras) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198868) * Just updated to 2.0.2 and got a missing JSON file message. Went back to 2.0.0 and it works. * [soullotus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soullotus/) * (@soullotus) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198871) * If anyone else here is clueless like I am, I just called my hosting company, and they helped me fix this. When all else fails…good luck everyone. * [paulzag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulzag/) * (@paulzag) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198873) * If you don’t know what FTP is you probably should **NOT** be automatically updating plugins. * Your site will be fine. I think the developer accidentally left the sub-directories out of the package. * Go vote BROKEN on the plugin directory so WordPress will hopefully remove the update here [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/secure-wordpress/download/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/secure-wordpress/download/) * As others have said just delete the plugin directory. If you don’t know how to use SSH or FTP then do this: * Log into the control panel of your site (normally cpanel or cp) use the file manager to navigate to wp-content/plugins/ * delete the secure-wordpress directory. * install v2.0.1 from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/secure-wordpress.2.0.1.zip](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/secure-wordpress.2.0.1.zip) * [rbmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rbmark/) * (@rbmark) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198876) * Me too! I get a fatal error on line 112. * [microberto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microberto/) * (@microberto) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198878) * LOL. Way to test. Breaks for me on WP 3.1.x * [zepolo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zepolo/) * (@zepolo) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198881) * Yep, upgrading killed my site too * Remove this plugin ! * [archproject](https://wordpress.org/support/users/archproject/) * (@archproject) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/#post-2198885) * Same here …. damn … got panic for a while and just deleted it via FTP and site works again. What the heck happened Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Secure WordPress Breaks Site!’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/secure-wordpress.svg) * [Acunetix Secure WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-wordpress/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-wordpress/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress/reviews/) * 22 replies * 20 participants * Last reply from: [WebsiteDefender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/websitedefender/) * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-site/page/2/#post-2198898) * Status: resolved