Title: Fatal error: require_once(), site not loading
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Fatal error: require_once(), site not loading

 *  [haimanups](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haimanups/)
 * (@haimanups)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-site-not-loading/)
 * My site is not loading, the following message is dispalyed
 * > Warning: require_once(wordfenceHash.php) [function.require-once]: failed to
   > open stream: No such file or directory in xxxx/xxxx/public_html/wp-content/
   > plugins/wordfence/lib/wfScanEngine.php on line 3
   > Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘wordfenceHash.
   > php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/altphp/lib/php’) in /xxxx/xxxx/public_html/
   > wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfScanEngine.php on line 3
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 *  [WFBrian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfbrian/)
 * (@wfbrian)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-site-not-loading/#post-5990819)
 * You may want to try removing the Wordfence folder via FTP if you are unable to
   access the WordPress login via a browser.
    -Connect via FTP -Remove the Wordfence
   directory (or folder if you prefer). If your site has the standard –WordPress
   structure, you can do this by simply deleting the wp-content/plugins/wordfence/
   directory and everything underneath it.
 * -Brian

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-require_once-site-not-loading/#post-5990819)
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