Title: Fatal Error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Fatal Error

 *  Resolved [linniccox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/linniccox/)
 * (@linniccox)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1069/)
 * I downloaded your AAM plugin and tried to activate it. Now I get the following
   error when trying to access anything on my site.
 * Warning: require_once(__DIR__/activity.php) [function.require-once]: failed to
   open stream: No such file or directory in /home/namihelp/namiwichita.org/wp/wp-
   content/plugins/advanced-access-manager/extension/AAM_Activity_Log/extension.
   php on line 39
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘__DIR__/
   activity.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/local/php5/lib/pear’) 
   in /home/namihelp/namiwichita.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/advanced-access-manager/
   extension/AAM_Activity_Log/extension.php on line 39
 * I can not even able to get in to my dashboard to do anything. It has completely
   destroyed my site! I am brand new to wordpress and don’t have a lot of experience
   and have no clue what to do. The site location is [http://www.namiwichita.org/wp/](http://www.namiwichita.org/wp/)
   Please help!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/)

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 *  [deniserose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deniserose/)
 * (@deniserose)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1069/#post-4578254)
 * I get the same error. It looks like the plugin was just updated today.
 * While we wait for a solution, you can try removing the /wp-content/plugins/advanced-
   access-manager folder from your website files. Your site should return to its
   previous state.
 *  [tcliff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tcliff/)
 * (@tcliff)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1069/#post-4578261)
 * Edit line 39 of /wp-content/plugins/advanced-access-manager/extension/AAM_Activity_Log/
   extension.php.
 * Replace
    require_once(__DIR__ . ‘/activity.php’);
 * With
    require_once dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/activity.php’;
 * Reason for the error:
    __DIR__ is new in PHP 5.3. For php version 5.2.17 and 
   older, __DIR__ will not work. For older version of php, dirname(__FILE__) works
   perfectly.
 *  [vasyl_m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vasyl_m/)
 * (@vasyl_m)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1069/#post-4578284)
 * Hi guys,
    First of all thank you **tcliff** for quick help.
 *  The[ Development Version](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-access-manager.zip)
   has fix. We will release 2.2.1 version tonight or tomorrow.
 *  Regards,
    Vasyl
 *  Thread Starter [linniccox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/linniccox/)
 * (@linniccox)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1069/#post-4578302)
 * Thank you so much for the quick replies! I’ve deleted the folder for now and 
   will await the updated version.
 *  [vasyl_m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vasyl_m/)
 * (@vasyl_m)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1069/#post-4578323)
 * Actually release 2.2.1 fixes the issue.

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 * Last reply from: [vasyl_m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vasyl_m/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1069/#post-4578323)
 * Status: resolved