Title: Fatal Error on Website
Last modified: July 27, 2020

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# Fatal Error on Website

 *  [cschulz349](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cschulz349/)
 * (@cschulz349)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-on-website-4/)
 * I literally just created a new website yesterday. I was playing around with trying
   to figure out what theme I might want to use when everything crashed and I received
   a “fatal error notification.” I can’t login to my wordpress account at all. I
   tried following the tips to debug (heading into the cpanel). I found the file
   that is supposedly causing the error, but there’s no error listed in the file.
   I’m at a loss here. Not sure how to fix this. I have no content saved, since 
   I didn’t even get to the part where I started writing content. If I have to completely
   wipe it or lose anything, I’m fine with that.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffatal-error-on-website-4%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-on-website-4/#post-13177231)
 * Try [manually resetting your plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/article/faq-troubleshooting/#how-to-deactivate-all-plugins-when-not-able-to-access-the-administrative-menus)(
   no Dashboard access required). If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one
   individually until you find the cause.
 * If that does not resolve the issue, access your server via [SFTP or FTP](https://wordpress.org/support/article/ftp-clients/),
   or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel (consult your hosting
   provider’s documentation for specifics on these), navigate to /wp-content/themes/
   and rename the directory of your currently active theme. This will force the 
   default theme to activate and hopefully rule-out a theme-specific issue (theme
   functions can interfere like plugins).

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-on-website-4/#post-13177231)
 * Status: not resolved

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