Title: Fatal error message
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Fatal error message

 *  [bigge1976](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigge1976/)
 * (@bigge1976)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-97/)
 * I have this message on my website after i chnaged the theme. I deleted the theme
   and reactivated the previous theme. the site loads but sends an error message
   
   How can i fix this please.
 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘wp-blog-header.
   php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php53/pear’) in /home/meagains/public_html/index.
   php on line 17

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 *  [Tiago Hillebrandt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiagohillebrandt/)
 * (@tiagohillebrandt)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-97/#post-4553809)
 * Hey,
 * My advice would be to check if the wp-blog-header.php file is available in /home/
   meagains/public_html/. If so, you will need to set the file permissions to 644.
   Otherwise, my advice would be to re-install your WordPress core files.
 * Kind regards,
 * Tiago
 *  Thread Starter [bigge1976](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigge1976/)
 * (@bigge1976)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-97/#post-4553817)
 * the wp-blog-header file is available with correct permission. i have also re 
   installed my wordpress but same issue.
    not sure what else i need to do.
 *  [Ryan Kanner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankanner/)
 * (@ryankanner)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-97/#post-4553831)
 * Is your wp-config file setup correctly? Does it include this line towards the
   end?
 *     ```
       /** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
       if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
       define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [bigge1976](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigge1976/)
 * (@bigge1976)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-97/#post-4553946)
 * yes my wp-config file is setup correctly.
 *  [Tiago Hillebrandt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiagohillebrandt/)
 * (@tiagohillebrandt)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-97/#post-4553974)
 * Have you already tried to re-install the WordPress core files?

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 * Last reply from: [Tiago Hillebrandt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiagohillebrandt/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-message-97/#post-4553974)
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