Title: [Plugin: Contact Form 7] Installation Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Contact Form 7] Installation Error

 *  [lelzie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lelzie/)
 * (@lelzie)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-contact-form-7-installation-error/)
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘WP_PLUGIN_DIR/
   contact-form-7/settings.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’)
   in [Home Path]/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/wp-contact-form-7.php on line
   67
 * I am unable to get the plug-in to activate based on this error.
 * If there are some troubleshooting points for me to review, it would be appreciated.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-contact-form-7-installation-error/#post-1360463)
 * It seems that your installed package is corrupted. Try download the package and
   install it again.
 *  [Rick Benetti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riccardobenetti/)
 * (@riccardobenetti)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-contact-form-7-installation-error/#post-1360831)
 * Takayuki Miyoshi I did what you talk about downloading the package and rise again,
   
   But I see that the Contact Form 7 will not function in a other than the default
   WordPress (/ wp-content/plugins) but the my plugins, themes and others are installed
   in a subdomain (Cdn.benetti.blog.br / PLG / for plugins) and I can not do work,
   always points the error is on Fatal error: require_once () [Function.require]:
   Failed opening required ‘Home /*******/ public_html/cdn/plg/contact-form-7/settings.
   php’ (Include_path =’.:/ usr / lib / php: / usr / local / lib / php ‘) in / Home/*******/
   public_html/cdn/plg/contact-form-7/wp-contact-form-7.php on line 67
 * I do not know where to move or to move it to work, downloaded the
    plugin, deleted
   the old folder (which no longer worked) and still up the new files this error
   persists.
 *  [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-contact-form-7-installation-error/#post-1360832)
 * Why not install plugins into wp-content/plugins as per normal?
 *  [Rick Benetti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riccardobenetti/)
 * (@riccardobenetti)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-contact-form-7-installation-error/#post-1360833)
 * Actually I’m not getting, installing it installs, but can not activate because
   it appears the error below:
 * Warning: require_once(home/benetti/public_html/cdn/plg/contact-form-7/settings.
   php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory
   in /home/benetti/public_html/cdn/plg/contact-form-7/wp-contact-form-7.php on 
   line 67
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘home/
   benetti/public_html/cdn/plg/contact-form-7/settings.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/
   lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/benetti/public_html/cdn/plg/contact-form-
   7/wp-contact-form-7.php on line 67
 * I have already installed the wordpress, already downloaded from the site and 
   still can not turn and do not understand why.
 * Can you help me?

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 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Rick Benetti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riccardobenetti/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-contact-form-7-installation-error/#post-1360833)
 * Status: not resolved

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