Title: internal server error 500
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# internal server error 500

 *  [tsheejyaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tsheejyaj/)
 * (@tsheejyaj)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/)
 * So I installed a subdomain site on the website and now the main site isn’t working.
   This is the error message I am getting…
    Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: Permission denied
   in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.php on line 19
 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/
   public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/
   php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.php on line 19
 * How do I fix this?

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 *  Thread Starter [tsheejyaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tsheejyaj/)
 * (@tsheejyaj)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/#post-1667860)
 * Here is the error log…
 * [09-Sep-2010 03:54:37] PHP Warning: chmod() [[function.chmod](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.chmod?output_format=md)]:
   No such file or directory in /home/wealthma/public_html/prepare_removal.php on
   line 110
    [09-Sep-2010 13:05:51] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 13:05:51] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 13:09:27] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 13:09:27] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 13:11:09] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 13:11:09] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 16:09:49] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 16:09:49] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 21:25:52] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 21:25:52] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 21:26:14] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 21:26:14] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 21:28:30] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 21:28:30] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 21:28:36] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [09-Sep-2010 21:28:36] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 05:34:40] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 05:34:40] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 05:34:40] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 05:34:40] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 05:43:58] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 05:43:58] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 10:43:56] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 10:43:56] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 14:52:17] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 14:52:17] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 18:23:18] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 18:23:18] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 20:25:27] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 20:25:27] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 21:53:07] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [10-Sep-2010 21:53:07] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:13:05] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:13:05] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:13:55] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:13:55] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:16:28] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:16:28] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:28:37] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:28:37] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:35:40] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:35:40] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:40:27] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:40:27] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:46:31] PHP Warning: require(/home/wealthma/public_html/
   wp-includes/load.php) [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19 [11-Sep-2010 03:46:31] PHP Fatal error: require() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/function.require?output_format=md)]:
   Failed opening required ‘/home/wealthma/public_html/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path
   =’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/wealthma/public_html/wp-settings.
   php on line 19
 *  [webjunk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webjunk/)
 * (@webjunk)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/#post-1668008)
 * And what do you have on Line 19 of wp-settings.php
 *  [donnasander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donnasander/)
 * (@donnasander)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/#post-1668327)
 * I have the exact same error…after upgrading to the newest version of WP yesterday…
   so something is amiss with the upgrade..I followed all the instructions to the
   tee on which files & directories to keep & delete…but still this.
 * Any suggestions?
 *  [donnasander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donnasander/)
 * (@donnasander)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/#post-1668328)
 * I guess I should include my page error:
 * Warning: require(D:\Hosting\4482934\html\wordpress/wp-includes/load.php) [function.
   require]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in D:\Hosting\4482934\html\
   wordpress\wp-settings.php on line 19
 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘D:\Hosting\
   4482934\html\wordpress/wp-includes/load.php’ (include_path=’.;C:\php5\pear’) 
   in D:\Hosting\4482934\html\wordpress\wp-settings.php on line 19
 *  [donnasander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donnasander/)
 * (@donnasander)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-501/#post-1668329)
 * Never mind. Forgot I changed permissions on the files on the hosting server…duhhh.

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