Title: FATAL ERROR when going to admin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# FATAL ERROR when going to admin

 *  [kocourekford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kocourekford/)
 * (@kocourekford)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-going-to-admin/)
 * I really need help… when trying to get into the login page I get this
 * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare __popular_posts() (previously declared in /home2/
   yourford/public_html/wp-content/themes/themorningafter/functions.php:223) in /
   home2/yourford/public_html/wp-content/themes/themorningafter/functions.php on
   line 464
 * I need some help. Either let me know about this or is there a phone # where you
   can talk to someone.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-going-to-admin/#post-1570255)
 * Try [resettings your plugins](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F).
   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 [FTP or SFTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients),
   navigate to `/wp-content/themes/` and rename everything **except** the `/twentyten/`
   directory. This will force the Twenty Ten theme to activate and hopefully rule-
   out a theme-specific issue.
 *  Thread Starter [kocourekford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kocourekford/)
 * (@kocourekford)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-going-to-admin/#post-1570390)
 * I tried to reset all the plugins and that didn’t work. My hosting provider is
   bluehost.com and I can’t seem to figure this out. Can anyone give me instructions
   on how to go about this. I am lost.
 *  [bh_WP_fan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_wp_fan/)
 * (@bh_wp_fan)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-going-to-admin/#post-1570393)
 * According to the path provided here: /home2/yourford/public_html/wp-content/themes/
   themorningafter/functions.php — it seems to be a theme issue.
 * I’d suggest changing your theme to twentyten or perhaps test a couple of other
   themes. [http://wordpress.shadowlantern.com/2010/03/change-wordpress-url-through-phpmyadmin/](http://wordpress.shadowlantern.com/2010/03/change-wordpress-url-through-phpmyadmin/)

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [bh_WP_fan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_wp_fan/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-going-to-admin/#post-1570393)
 * Status: not resolved

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