Title: Fatal Error
Last modified: July 8, 2019
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# Fatal Error
* Resolved [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/)
* (@knowing8)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/)
* Hello, i cant fix my site. Now it is written like this:
Warning: require_once(
lib/wordfenceClass.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /
home/naliai/domains/laisvivaikai.lt/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/
wordfence.php on line 68 Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required‘
lib/wordfenceClass.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/share/pear’) in /home/naliai/domains/
laisvivaikai.lt/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/wordfence.php on line
68
* I tried to deactivate from ftp all plugins, tried to delete httacess file, tried
to insert new file with original file info wordfenceClass – in this case page
works fine, but admin dashboard not works properly – cant access any link, any
link i press (plugins, posts, pages) – show Forbiden 403 error, that i cant access
these links from this server. (from ftp i changed admin folder permisioms to
777)
* Site: [http://www.laisvivaikai.lt](http://www.laisvivaikai.lt)
* The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffatal-error-3247%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
to see the link]_
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* [wfdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfdave/)
* (@wfdave)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11712404)
* Hi [@knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/),
* It seems that when Wordfence updated, some files were not properly updated.
* Can you try removing the `/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/` folder, and then reinstalling
Wordfence?
* Dave
* Thread Starter [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/)
* (@knowing8)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11712447)
* Reinstalling just place new fresh folder? Because i cant access plugins section
in dashboard.
Or after all wordfence folder deletion should be all fine? I will
try it.
- This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/).
* [wfdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfdave/)
* (@wfdave)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11712675)
* Yup! You’ll want to remove the folder first, then when you can access the plugins
dashboard, you can reinstall Wordfence from there.
* Dave
* Thread Starter [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/)
* (@knowing8)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11712946)
* The same:
page working, but not dashboard and admin panel. When i try to go
for example plugins, shows: Forbidden
* You don’t have permission to access /wp-admin/plugins.php on this server.
* [wfdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfdave/)
* (@wfdave)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11713010)
* Hi again,
* Can you try this?
* 1. Rename the Wordfence folder (`plugins/wordfence` -> `plugins/wordfence-old`).
See if that allows you to view the plugins dashboard.
* 2. If Wordfence was already disabled / uninstalled, try renaming the `.htaccess`
file. It’s possible that something in there is preventing you from accessing
plugins.
* 3. If `.htaccess` isn’t responsible, try changing the permissions found within
your `/wp-admin/*` folder. The permissions for that folder should be set to 744.
* Dave
* Thread Starter [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/)
* (@knowing8)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11713033)
* I tried to rename all .htaccess files (in main folder, in admin folder, in content
folder) – still cant access to plugins page. Maybe here is the problem? why in
all folders there are .htaccess files? I have looked up in other my sites folders,.
htaccess file is only in main folder
* Now shows this:
* You don’t have permission to access /wp-admin/plugins.php on this server.
Server
unable to read htaccess file, denying access to be safe
* File permissions already done.
- This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/).
- This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/).
- This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/).
* [wfdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfdave/)
* (@wfdave)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11713321)
* Oh it seems you might have something within your `.htaccess` that is preventing
access to `plugins.php`.
* Can you try creating a blank `.htaccess` file in the main folder?
* If you want, you can copy-paste the contents of your current `.htaccess` and
I can look at it.
* Dave
* Thread Starter [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/)
* (@knowing8)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11713360)
* This is in main public_html folder:
*
RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.
php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
d RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
* This is in wp-admin folder (also in wp-content and wp-includes):
*
Order Allow,Deny Deny from all
Order Allow,Deny Allow from all
* [WFSupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfsupport/)
* (@wfsupport)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11713451)
* Can you try renaming the .htaccess file in wp-admin and wp-includes? Just take
the dot off the front of it. See if that restores access to the admin area of
the site.
* Tim
* Thread Starter [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/)
* (@knowing8)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11713785)
* Yes i have tried this way – all same (page working, but admin panel not).
* [wfdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfdave/)
* (@wfdave)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11717065)
* Hi again,
* So I noticed this within the `.htaccess` file:
* ```
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
```
* Can you edit that `.htaccess` file and remove those lines? (If you are unsure,
simply make the entire `.htaccess` file blank)
* Dave
* Thread Starter [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/)
* (@knowing8)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11717483)
* Done, but Still same… browser caches cleaned.
* Forbidden
* You don’t have permission to access /wp-admin/ on this server.
Server unable
to read htaccess file, denying access to be safe
* Thread Starter [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/)
* (@knowing8)
* [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11723808)
* Maybe someone know how to restore from backup without accessing admin panel?
Using UpdraftPlus
I cannot find the solution to acces admin panel..
- This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by [knowing8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowing8/).
* [WFSupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfsupport/)
* (@wfsupport)
* [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11767977)
* I found this on the UpdraftPlus site. Let us know if this works for you.
[https://updraftplus.com/faqs/i-want-to-restore-but-have-either-cannot-or-have-failed-to-do-so-from-the-wp-admin-console/](https://updraftplus.com/faqs/i-want-to-restore-but-have-either-cannot-or-have-failed-to-do-so-from-the-wp-admin-console/)
* Tim
* [WFSupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfsupport/)
* (@wfsupport)
* [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-3247/#post-11835223)
* Since we haven’t heard back I’m going to close this out. If you still have the
trouble you can reopen it with more information.
* Tim
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