Title: Critical error
Last modified: December 5, 2019

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# Critical error

 *  Resolved [des64](https://wordpress.org/support/users/des64/)
 * (@des64)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-error-26/)
 * I have 3 WP sites each with with the Wordfence plugin installed. Each of them
   has come up with errors in the last 2-3 weeks the latest is as follows:
    Error
   Details ============= An error of type E_COMPILE_ERROR was caused in line 66 
   of the file /var/www/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/wordfence.php. Error message:
   require_once(): Failed opening required ‘/var/www/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/
   vendor/wordfence/wf-waf/src/init.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5_6/lib/
   php’)
 * Only 1 of the 3 sites is on premium. Deactivating and reactivating doesn’t seem
   to help. Any help appreciated.

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 *  [wfdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfdave/)
 * (@wfdave)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-error-26/#post-12209873)
 * Hi [@des64](https://wordpress.org/support/users/des64/),
 * This sounds like a permissions issue. Can you tell me what the owner/group and
   permission is set for `/var/www/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/vendor/wordfence/
   wf-waf/src/`?
 * Dave
 *  [WFGerroald](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfgerald/)
 * (@wfgerald)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-error-26/#post-12259078)
 * Hi [@des64](https://wordpress.org/support/users/des64/),
 * We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’ve gone ahead and marked this
   thread as resolved.
 * Please feel free to open another thread if you’re still having issues with Wordfence.
 * Thanks,
 * Gerroald

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-error-26/#post-12259078)
 * Status: resolved