Title: Fatal Error function require
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Fatal Error function require

 *  [Anylightdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anylightdave/)
 * (@anylightdave)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-function-require/)
 * Hello
 * I´ve made a new Homepage on a seperate Domain. A few days before we transport
   this site to the right Domain. The url´s in the datebase were updated – i thought
   everything works well….
    Now i try to update wordpress from 4.0.1 to 4.1. It 
   doesn´t work. This is the message i see…
 * **Warning: require(/var/www/vhosts/anylight.de/httpdocs/wp-content/upgrade/version-
   current.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory
   in /var/www/vhosts/anylight.de/httpdocs/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php on 
   line 785**
 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/var/www/
   vhosts/anylight.de/httpdocs/wp-content/upgrade/version-current.php’ (include_path
   =’.:’) in /var/www/vhosts/anylight.de/httpdocs/wp-admin/includes/update-core.
   php on line 785
 * Also the other plugins cause problems. I update them – the message is that everything
   is ok and the plugins are updated – but there is still the little red number 
   that shows that an update is neccessary …
 * Has anyone an Idea ?

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 *  Moderator [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * (@jcastaneda)
 * THEME COFFEE MONKEY
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-function-require/#post-5597498)
 * If you are able to and willing I would suggest using S/FTP to update.
 * [Manually updating](https://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update)
   can be a better method in that it ensures you won’t have any excess files.
 *  [enginematt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enginematt/)
 * (@enginematt)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-function-require/#post-5597505)
 * One question did you do the URL change already? Or are you going to be doing 
   a URL change? When updating the database tables were just the home/site name 
   updated? This can cause issues if a search and replace was done incorrectly. 
   Also make sure the files are there and have correct ownership’s/permissions.
 * You can do a manual update can make sure you get all your core files back ans
   has bailed me out of some issues.
 * Last thing make sure your .htaccess file is up to date with the correct rewrites.
 * Hope this helps, if not let me know
 *  Thread Starter [Anylightdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anylightdave/)
 * (@anylightdave)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-function-require/#post-5597645)
 * Yes i have already change the url – also in the database – probably it were not
   complete … I think i make an manual update after Christmastime …
 * Thanks for your answers. I will check these options and give a Feedback .-)
 *  Cu
 *  Thread Starter [Anylightdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anylightdave/)
 * (@anylightdave)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-function-require/#post-5597677)
 * Hi – I made an manual wordpress update – There were some Problems with the permission–
   but after contact with my Hostservice and some changes it works 🙂
 * But there is still the Problem with the plugins … I make an update – the Feedback
   is ok – but it is the same old version like before … I´ll find out that the new
   Version – and also new plugins were placed in the wp-content from my old url …
   the url i used to create the site … i search within the database ( probably something
   were not changed into the new url ) but i didn´t find the old url in it and also
   not the old databasename …
 * Someone knows a file i can change for the right linking ?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Anylightdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anylightdave/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-function-require/#post-5597677)
 * Status: not resolved

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