Title: Error message with new theme?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Error message with new theme?

 *  Resolved [eveums](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eveums/)
 * (@eveums)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-with-new-theme/)
 * Hello. I am trying a new theme and I get the following error message displayed
   on my blog. Can anyone decode this for me and help me figure out the problem??
   Thanks!
 * `
    Warning: main(post.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory 
   in /home/[myname]/public_html/[directoryname]/blog/wp-content/themes/connections/
   index.php on line 25
 * Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'post.php' (include_path='') in /
   home/[myname]/public_html/[directoryname]/blog/wp-content/themes/connections/
   index.php on line 25

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 *  [dissurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dissurion/)
 * (@dissurion)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-with-new-theme/#post-199119)
 * It doesn’t find post.php. What theme are you using?
 *  [notthatugly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/notthatugly/)
 * (@notthatugly)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-with-new-theme/#post-199120)
 * It sounds like wordpress is looking for a template called ‘post.php’ in the theme
   directory, and not finding it. I suggest you try re-downloading and re-installing
   the theme, and if that doesn’t work contact the theme author.
 *  Thread Starter [eveums](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eveums/)
 * (@eveums)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-with-new-theme/#post-199262)
 * I am using the Connections theme, from the Alex King theme site. Post.php is 
   in the same directory.
 * Thanks for the help.
 *  [dissurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dissurion/)
 * (@dissurion)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-with-new-theme/#post-199517)
 * I can only offer the same advice as notthatugly (redownloading and reinstalling).
   The theme seems working here, and it should find the post.php in your directory.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-with-new-theme/#post-199519)
 * Solved here: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/32884#post-186173](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/32884#post-186173)

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