Title: Fatal error
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Fatal error

 *  Resolved [c4m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/c4m/)
 * (@c4m)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1916/)
 * Hi,
 * I clicked the auto update link this evening to upgrade to 4.4.
 * After it finished I got this error:
 * Fatal error: Class ‘WP_Http_Encoding’ not found in /www/htdocs/xxxxxx/wp-includes/
   class-http.php on line 258
 * The site is down. The only thing I see is a white site and the error massege.
   Also I can’t get to the dashboard to make any changes.
 * My site: [http://collectors-junkies.com](http://collectors-junkies.com)
    Best
   regards, Alina

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 *  [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/)
 * (@kidsguide)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1916/#post-6850581)
 * Try [manually resetting your plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)(
   no Dashboard access required). If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one
   individually until you find the cause.
 * If that does not resolve the issue, access your server via [FTP or SFTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients),
   navigate to `/wp-content/themes/` and rename the directory of your currently 
   active theme. This will force the default theme to activate and hopefully rule-
   out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins).
 * Try [downloading WordPress](https://wordpress.org/download/) again and delete
   then replace your copies of everything except the `wp-config.php` file and the`/
   wp-content/` directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively
   replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings. Some
   uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget to delete
   the original files before replacing them.
 *  Thread Starter [c4m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/c4m/)
 * (@c4m)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1916/#post-6850584)
 * Thank you so much Matthew! It’s working again.
 * Now I can go to bed 😀

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-1916/#post-6850584)
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