Title: Fatal error – no changes!
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Fatal error – no changes!

 *  [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/)
 * I have not touched my blog – not even to post something – since June. It automatically
   updated to version 3.9.2 on 8/6/14. I know I have viewed it since then, but today
   when I went to look at it, I got this:
 * Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_blog_installed() in /home/susanv/public_html/
   wordpress/wp-includes/load.php on line 474
 * Warning: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, function‘
   wp_ob_end_flush_all’ not found or invalid function name in /home/susanv/public_html/
   wordpress/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 505
 * I definitely have not messed with any plugins.
 * Help? I have some very, very basic blog-building/caretaking experience, but I
   cannot even figure out how to get to a page associated with my blog that doesn’t
   give me a fatal error. I use Hover for domain management, which doesn’t seem 
   to have any issues.

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 *  [Ben Butterfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benbutterfield/)
 * (@benbutterfield)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5638988)
 * Do you have FTP access?
 *  Thread Starter [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5638991)
 * Well, that’s what I have been trying to figure out. I… think so? Maybe? Or maybe
   I have it for another blog? I know that when I search for FTP in my gmail, where
   I am a meticulous digital packrat, I can’t find it… any other ways I might locate
   that?
 * ETA: wait, got it. Now what?
 *  [Ben Butterfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benbutterfield/)
 * (@benbutterfield)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5638993)
 * Uh oh. So the site must be hosted somewhere and the hosting company will be able
   to help you with the FTP details.
 * My suggestion would be to reset the theme manually to something beginning with“
   twenty” – these are standard WordPress themes that shouldn’t break anything. 
   Next thing to try would be to disable all plugins.
 * Can you access the admin area at [http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin?](http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin?)
 *  [Ben Butterfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benbutterfield/)
 * (@benbutterfield)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5638995)
 * Ok – you have FTP.
 * Navigate to public_html/wp-content/themes. You should see a bunch of folders.
   If you remember the name of the theme you had activated, rename it to BACKUP_whateverthethemenamewas.
   If not rename all like that unless they start with “twenty”.
 * wp-admin access would remove the need for this.
 *  Thread Starter [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5638999)
 * OK, I’m in now and into the folder/code where it says the error is (see I almost
   know what I’m doing!)… this is what I see around the line where their claims 
   to be an error
 * _______________________
 * function do_action($tag, $arg = ”) {
    global $wp_filter, $wp_actions, $merged_filters,
   $wp_current_filter;
 *  if ( ! isset($wp_actions[$tag]) )
    $wp_actions[$tag] = 1; else ++$wp_actions[
   $tag];
 *  // Do ‘all’ actions first
    if ( isset($wp_filter[‘all’]) ) { $wp_current_filter[]
   = $tag; $all_args = func_get_args(); _wp_call_all_hook($all_args); }
 *  if ( !isset($wp_filter[$tag]) ) {
    if ( isset($wp_filter[‘all’]) ) array_pop(
   $wp_current_filter); return; }
 *  if ( !isset($wp_filter[‘all’]) )
    $wp_current_filter[] = $tag;
 *  $args = array();
    if ( is_array($arg) && 1 == count($arg) && isset($arg[0]) &&
   is_object($arg[0]) ) // array(&$this) $args[] =& $arg[0]; else $args[] = $arg;
   for ( $a = 2; $a < func_num_args(); $a++ ) $args[] = func_get_arg($a);
 *  // Sort
    if ( !isset( $merged_filters[ $tag ] ) ) { ksort($wp_filter[$tag]);
   $merged_filters[ $tag ] = true; }
 *  reset( $wp_filter[ $tag ] );
 *  do {
    foreach ( (array) current($wp_filter[$tag]) as $the_ ) if ( !is_null($
   the_[‘function’]) ) call_user_func_array($the_[‘function’], array_slice($args,
   0, (int) $the_[‘accepted_args’]));
 *  } while ( next($wp_filter[$tag]) !== false );
 *  array_pop($wp_current_filter);
 * __________
 * Line 476 = first blank line under } after //do all
    Line 505 = “call_user_func_array(
   $the_[‘function’], array_slice($args, 0, (int) $the_[‘accepted_args’]));”
 * Thoughts? Something easy to fix in the code editor??
 *  [Ben Butterfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benbutterfield/)
 * (@benbutterfield)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639003)
 * Don’t mess with any of that. load.php is a core WordPress file and should never
   be edited. Try renaming (and therefore disabling) the themes first. If that doesn’t
   work, let’s try plugins.
 *  Thread Starter [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639007)
 * Renamed all the theme folders to BACKUP_name except for the twenties.
 * No go.
 * Plugins?
 *  [Ben Butterfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benbutterfield/)
 * (@benbutterfield)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639014)
 * Still no wp-admin?
 * Ok. Go to public_html/wp-content/plugins and rename everything to BACKUP_whatever.
   This will disable all plugins.
 * If that doesn’t work, try downloading a fresh copy of WordPress, take a full 
   backup of your public_html folder, and the upload the fresh WordPress copy. This
   will overwrite a bunch of files, but only core WordPress files. Your wp-config(
   database details) etc will stay intact. You’ll be left with a fresh install of
   WordPress, except for the database.
 *  Thread Starter [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639016)
 * wp_admin gives me the same fatal error. Hence my confusion.
 * Will try the plugins now
 *  [Ben Butterfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benbutterfield/)
 * (@benbutterfield)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639018)
 * Just to be sure, it’s wp hyphen admin not wp underscore admin.
 *  Thread Starter [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639020)
 * Yep, saw my typing error and double checked, but I had copied and pasted your
   suggestion (with my domain name). Wish that were it.
 * Plugins failed. Do I need to undo any of the renaming before I try to download
   a fresh copy? Will have to do it later tonight.
 *  [Ben Butterfield](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benbutterfield/)
 * (@benbutterfield)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639022)
 * Nope – you can always undo renaming. Just be sure you get a full backup of the
   public_html folder (and database ideally) before uploading a fresh WordPress 
   over the top.
 *  Thread Starter [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639061)
 * To backup, I’m just downloading all the files in the public_html folder onto 
   my computer, right? Nothing complicated I’m missing here?
 * ETA: aha, found the backup button on the main FTP control panel page. All good.
 *  Thread Starter [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639073)
 * Alright. This is going to make me crazy. I did the following:
 * 1) Used cPanel’s “backup” option to backup my website.
    2) Downloaded the most
   recent version of wordpress. 3) Changed the config_sample document as prescribed
   in installation instructions. 4) Downloaded Cyberduck, connected it correctly
   with my website on the first try (MY ONE WIN) and used it to upload the new version
   of wordpress into my website’s files. Overwrote all old files. 5) Went to my 
   website and got an error message. 6) Thought “maybe I need to do the installation
   step”, and pointed my browser at the installation address. Got the same error
   message. 7) Thought “maybe I need to redirect to the right subfolder”. Retyped
   address with subfolder included (wordpress). Got the same error message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘}’ in /home/susanv/public_html/wordpress/
   wp-includes/option.php on line 1442
 * 8) Went to code of that file. Took out the line 1442 } just for kicks. Got same
   error message, except in line 1444. Put the line 1442 } back. Line 1442 error
   message returned.
 * NOW WHAT?
 *  Thread Starter [graceycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graceycat/)
 * (@graceycat)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-no-changes/#post-5639248)
 * Bumping this in hopes that someone might know what to do next…

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