Title: Fatal Error upon activation
Last modified: December 1, 2017

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# Fatal Error upon activation

 *  Resolved [pjadv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pjadv/)
 * (@pjadv)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-upon-activation-31/)
    - No other plugins activated.
    - Same error with Divi theme or TwentyEleven theme.
    - Same result with Woocommerce 3.1.2 and 3.2.5
    - Using GoDaddy Managed WordPress hosting
    - wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php permissions is set to 444
    - GoDaddy rep said I cannot change permissions
 * Received following error message upon activating the plugin.
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Warning: require(/home/content/a2pewpnaspod04_data05/03/41274503/html/wp-content/
   install.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/content/a2pewpnaspod04_data05/
   03/41274503/html/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php on line 13
 * Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required ‘/home/content/a2pewpnaspod04_data05/
   03/41274503/html/wp-content/install.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5_6/lib/
   php’) in /home/content/a2pewpnaspod04_data05/03/41274503/html/wp-admin/includes/
   upgrade.php on line 13
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffatal-error-upon-activation-31%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Riaan K.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riaanknoetze/)
 * (@riaanknoetze)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-upon-activation-31/#post-9741661)
 * How did you install WooCommerce – was this via FTP or by uploading the plugin
   from your WordPress admin area? Are you seeing the same thing with all plugins
   or just WooCommerce?
 *  Thread Starter [pjadv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pjadv/)
 * (@pjadv)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-upon-activation-31/#post-9741990)
 * upload from WordPress admin area…
 * YoastSEO works, Jetpack works. GravityForms & WP Maintenance Mode both get fatal
   error. I’m not comfortable with activating each plugin, don’t want to make bad
   problem worse… if there is some kind of diagnostic plugin I will give it a shot…
 *  Thread Starter [pjadv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pjadv/)
 * (@pjadv)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-upon-activation-31/#post-9754006)
 * Hey RK, any further thoughts on this Woocommerce Fatal Error
 *  [Erina (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eri32s98/)
 * (@eri32s98)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-upon-activation-31/#post-9817877)
 * > I’m not comfortable with activating each plugin, don’t want to make bad problem
   > worse
 * It might not be ideal, but likely the best shot at narrowing down where the issue
   comes from, I suggest going the theme and plugin conflict test laid on on
    [https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-self-service-guide/#section-4](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-self-service-guide/#section-4)
 * Check with your web host to see if they can help you set up a staging site, or
   use [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/).
 *  [Erina (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eri32s98/)
 * (@eri32s98)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-upon-activation-31/#post-9858046)
 * We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved.
   If you have any further questions, you can start a new thread.

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Erina (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eri32s98/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-upon-activation-31/#post-9858046)
 * Status: resolved