Title: Error Message in Admin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error Message in Admin

 *  [Merlin Mason](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merlin-mason/)
 * (@merlin-mason)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-in-admin/)
 * Hello,
 * This is my first time using WordPress, so this is probably a simple problem!
 * Managed to install WordPress on a server (streamline.net), I’ve created a theme
   and installed that too. The frontend of the site is working fine ([http://www.donhoubicycles.com](http://www.donhoubicycles.com)),
   but when I go to /wp-admin I get the following error…
 * Warning: require_once(/home/fhlinux010/d/donhoubicycles.com/user/htdocs/wp-admin/
   wp-load.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or 
   directory in /home/fhlinux010/d/donhoubicycles.com/user/htdocs/wp-admin/wp-blog-
   header.php on line 12
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/
   fhlinux010/d/donhoubicycles.com/user/htdocs/wp-admin/wp-load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/share/pear-php5′) in /home/fhlinux010/d/donhoubicycles.com/user/htdocs/
   wp-admin/wp-blog-header.php on line 12
 * I’ve checked line 12 of the file, it’s for wp-load.php which exists on the server,
   but not in the /wp-admin/ directory. Is this a fault with wordpress? Or have 
   I dont something wrong somewhere? Weird thing is I can still access admin through
   sub pages such as /wp-admin/edit.php
 * Any help appreciated!

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 *  Thread Starter [Merlin Mason](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merlin-mason/)
 * (@merlin-mason)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-in-admin/#post-1827586)
 * I think I’ve solved this myself by simple moving wp-load.php into the admin directory…
 * But I’d still be interested to know why it wasn’t there to start with! Any ideas?
 *  Moderator [Dion Hulse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dd32/)
 * (@dd32)
 * Meta Developer
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-in-admin/#post-1827791)
 * > But I’d still be interested to know why it wasn’t there to start with! Any 
   > ideas?
 * Because it doesn’t belong there.
 * > in /home/fhlinux010/d/donhoubicycles.com/user/htdocs/wp-admin/wp-blog-header.
   > php on line 12
 *  that file should not be in the wp-admin directory either, and is probably what
   caused your problem..
 * My suggestion would be to delete all the WordPress files and re-upload them, 
   it sounds like something may have become corrupt in the transfer of your files.
 *  Thread Starter [Merlin Mason](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merlin-mason/)
 * (@merlin-mason)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-in-admin/#post-1827837)
 * Bizarre…
 * Ok thanks, think I’ll go for the re-install!
    Had some problems with the initial
   upload, streamline.net has the worst FTP connection I’ve ever used, it took a
   few hours and kept dropping out, fingers crossed it’ll be a bit smoother this
   time round!
 * Thanks for the help 🙂

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Merlin Mason](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merlin-mason/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-in-admin/#post-1827837)
 * Status: not resolved

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