Title: require_once(../wp-load.php)
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# require_once(../wp-load.php)

 *  Resolved [neilp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilp/)
 * (@neilp)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require_oncewp-loadphp/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m using 2.6.2, doing a new, clean install.
 * I’m getting this error when I try to perform an install:
 * Warning: require_once(../wp-load.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open
   stream: No such file or directory in E:\domains\n\neilphillips.com\user\htdocs\
   wp-admin\install.php on line 4
 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘../wp-
   load.php’ (include_path=’.;C:\php5\pear’) in E:\domains\n\neilphillips.com\user\
   htdocs\wp-admin\install.php on line 4
 * I can only assume it’s something to do with relative paths (my host is a w2k3
   server), but I can’t quite see where/how to remedy
 * Any tips gratefully received.
 * Cheers, Neil

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require_oncewp-loadphp/#post-869161)
 * The error is saying you didn’t get wp-load.php on the server. Perhaps other files
   didn’t make it as well.
 *  Thread Starter [neilp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilp/)
 * (@neilp)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require_oncewp-loadphp/#post-869259)
 * I’m sure I’d checked.. but yep, somehow FTP had neglected to copy that file. 
   Thanks for your help samboll, legend!
 *  [doink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doink/)
 * (@doink)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require_oncewp-loadphp/#post-869302)
 * I don’t have wp-load.php in the .ZIP file that I downloaded from WP – where can
   I get it?

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [doink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doink/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require_oncewp-loadphp/#post-869302)
 * Status: resolved

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