Title: Fatal Error After Update
Last modified: November 3, 2016

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# Fatal Error After Update

 *  [jcifuen1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcifuen1/)
 * (@jcifuen1)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-after-update-60/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m fairly new to running a WordPress website, but I recently updated to the 
   latest version of WooCommerce and got this error on my site.
 * Fatal error: Call to undefined function have_rows() in /home/content/a2pnexwpnas03_data03/
   65/3463565/html/wp-content/themes/econature/page-home.php on line 59
 * Is there anyway to go back to a previous version of WooCommerce?
 * Thanks.

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 *  [D Smith a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsmithweb/)
 * (@dsmithweb)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-after-update-60/#post-8393425)
 * Hi there!
 * To first answer your question, you can get older versions of WooCommerce at [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases)
 * …but at the risk of overstepping, that error has to do with your theme, and makes
   me wonder if the issue is really WooCommerce-related. Did you also update your
   theme recently? Is it possible you had custom code in your functions.php that
   got overwritten?
 * It’s your website, so of course you are free to do whatever you’d like, include
   running any version of open-source software you choose, but I would caution that
   using out-of-date e-commerce software (like older versions of WooCommerce) can
   present security risks.
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-after-update-60/#post-8393838)
 * Agree, installing an older version is not the way to go. Try deactivating all
   plugins except WooCommerce. If the problem remains, it must be a theme problem
   and, for commercial themes, you should seek support from your theme vendor’s 
   support service.
 *  Thread Starter [jcifuen1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcifuen1/)
 * (@jcifuen1)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-after-update-60/#post-8396047)
 * The theme was done by a developer my boss had hired so it is that. I had even
   contacted GoDaddy and that’s what they had said as well. I’m not very good at
   code at all so I’m not sure how to implement the older version of WooCommerce
   from github. I just want to go back to the older version in the meantime until
   I can figure something out because the error occurred after I updated the plugins.
   Are there specific steps to implementing the older version or is it easier if
   I just try to contact the developer that created the theme?
 * Thanks again for the advice so far guys. It really is appreciated. I just spent
   all day freaking out over the issue yesterday.
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-after-update-60/#post-8396203)
 * Sometimes when WooCommerce is updated, the database schema is also updated. So
   reverting to old code may not be enough and you may have to revert to a backup
   copy of your database.
 * I don’t think have_rows() is a WooCommerce function. It comes from ACF (Advanced
   Custom Fields) who create plugins and software. It could be that the WooCommerce
   update is a coincidence. If the update was the cause, this forum would be inundated
   with posts about have_rows(). So;
    – try deactivating WooCommerce, do you still
   get the error? – have you got any ACF plugins which came with your theme econature?
   Ensure they are still activated to ensure have_rows() is defined. – Ask your 
   theme vendor’s support service, after all the error is coming from a theme file.
   This forum’s members don’t have access to commercial themes. [https://themeforest.net/item/eco-nature-environment-ecology-wordpress-theme/8497776/support](https://themeforest.net/item/eco-nature-environment-ecology-wordpress-theme/8497776/support)
 * Your developer should be well placed to resolve this, or if he is unavailable
   you could post a job:
    [http://jobs.wordpress.net/](http://jobs.wordpress.net/)
 *  Thread Starter [jcifuen1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcifuen1/)
 * (@jcifuen1)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-after-update-60/#post-8396421)
 * I had tried deactivating the woocommerce plugin and was still getting the error.
   And there are ACF plugins with the theme but I didn’t know how to check to see
   if they were defined or not (I really am terrible with code – currently looking
   into some courses).
 * I restored a previous version and contacted the developer about the theme and
   what to do from now on since I don’t want to run into the problem again. I will
   keep that Econature link bookmarked for the future.
 * I know this isn’t the smartest route, but I will bring up the security concerns
   with the developer if he ever gets back to me. Just currently have work that 
   needs to get done on the site at the moment and I have a deadline to meet.
 * Thank you guys. I truly appreciate all the input.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-after-update-60/#post-8396421)
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