Title: Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/r
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/r

 *  [Iyke Charles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iyke-charles/)
 * (@iyke-charles)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire-failed-opening-required-homer/)
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/
   ravensne/public_html/wp-content/plugins/podpress/podpress_upgrade_class.php’ (
   include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/ravensne/public_html/
   ravens247-content/plugins/podpress/podpress.php on line 221
 * I get the above error wen i try to enter into the add new plugin in my back end
   of my browser
 * please can anybody help me out cuz am new to this

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 *  Thread Starter [Iyke Charles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iyke-charles/)
 * (@iyke-charles)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire-failed-opening-required-homer/#post-3096778)
 * this is line 221 on my podpress plugin.
 *     ```
       if ($podPress_inUpgrade) {
       			require_once(ABSPATH.PLUGINDIR.'/podpress/podpress_upgrade_class.php');
       			podPress_checkmem('podpress upgrade class loaded');
       			$podPress = new podPress_class();
       			$podPress = $podPress->update_podpress_class($podpress_version_from_db);
       ```
   
 *  [jazzisinme](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jazzisinme/)
 * (@jazzisinme)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire-failed-opening-required-homer/#post-3096858)
 * Warning: require(/home/wrappedn/wwwroot/wrappedinjazz.com/wp-includes/load.php)[
   function.require]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wrappedn/
   wwwroot/wrappedinjazz.com/wp-settings.php on line 21
 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/wrappedn/
   wwwroot/wrappedinjazz.com/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php’)
   in /home/wrappedn/wwwroot/wrappedinjazz.com/wp-settings.php on line 21
 * CAN ANY ONE OUT IN WORDPRESS WORLD HELP ME OUT WHTI THE ABOVE ISSUE..
 *  [ntm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ntm/)
 * (@ntm)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-functionrequire-failed-opening-required-homer/#post-3096859)
 * @jazzisinne:
    The error message says
 * >  failed to open stream: Permission denied […] Failed opening required ‘/home/
   > wrappedn/wwwroot/wrappedinjazz.com/wp-includes/load.php’
 * . It means that the permission for the the file /wp-includes/load.php are to 
   restrictive. It is possible that other files in that and maybe in other WP folders
   have also too restrictive permission.
    You should change the permission for the
   files. Check also the permission settings for the folders. If you unfamiliar 
   with this then please read this [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
   The permission scheme for the files and folder should be 0644 or 0755.
 * [@iyke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iyke/) Charles:
    Sorry for the delayed
   answer. I’m not entirely sure that the problem in your case is also a permissions
   problem. But it is possible. So, please check and maybe the file permissions 
   for the file /plugins/podpress/podpress_upgrade_class.php. (Please check also
   whether file exists.)

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