Title: Site Down Showing only Code Last modified: May 4, 2020 --- # Site Down Showing only Code * Resolved [dshekhawat_88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dshekhawat_88/) * (@dshekhawat_88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-down-showing-only-code/) * Hello Experts, * Please help me, my couple of websites is down and all with the same error. * The website is showing PHP code and nothing else. This is a part of the code being displayed on the home page. * `/** * GeneratePress child theme functions and definitions. * * Add your custom PHP in this file. * Only edit this file if you have direct access to it on your server (to fix errors if they happen). */ function generatepress_child_enqueue_scripts()` * Also the error I see in the log file is: * ``` PHP Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '/home/dotnejih/public_html/rpafeed.com/wp-includes/functions.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php73/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/dotnejih/public_html/rpafeed.com/wp-settings.php on line 113 PHP Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/home/dotnejih/public_html/rpafeed.com/wp-includes/functions.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php73/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/dotnejih/public_html/rpafeed.com/wp-includes/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php on line 171 ``` * Please help!! I am facing this issue with all the websites on my hosting. * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsite-down-showing-only-code%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-down-showing-only-code/#post-12780279) * Try [manually resetting your plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/article/faq-troubleshooting/#how-to-deactivate-all-plugins-when-not-able-to-access-the-administrative-menus)( no Dashboard access required). If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until you find the cause. * If that does not resolve the issue, access your server via [SFTP or FTP](https://wordpress.org/support/article/ftp-clients/), or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel (consult your hosting provider’s documentation for specifics on these), navigate to /wp-content/themes/ and rename the directory of your currently active theme. This will force the default theme to activate and hopefully rule-out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins). * Thread Starter [dshekhawat_88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dshekhawat_88/) * (@dshekhawat_88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-down-showing-only-code/#post-12781808) * Hey James(@macmanx), * I already tried the steps you have mentioned but it’s not working. I did rename the plugins folder and also tried renaming the current theme folder but the site is not loading. * Everything was working fine till yesterday, all of a sudden not sure why this happened to all the websites hosted with my shared hosting. * When I try to reset it to the default theme, I get the below error and no email. * `There has been a critical error on your website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions.` * Please help me, I had invested a lot of months in getting these sites up and running 🙁 * I appreciate your help! - This reply was modified 6 years ago by [dshekhawat_88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dshekhawat_88/). * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-down-showing-only-code/#post-12782341) * Try [downloading WordPress](https://wordpress.org/download/) again, access your server via [SFTP or FTP](https://wordpress.org/support/article/ftp-clients/), or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel (consult your hosting provider’s documentation for specifics on these), 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 [dshekhawat_88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dshekhawat_88/) * (@dshekhawat_88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-down-showing-only-code/#post-12782406) * Doing so, Will I be able to still get the site up on my existing theme and settings? * I have configured my site using elementor and essential plugins. So don’t want to lose my layout and appearance of the site along with the data. * Thanks! * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-down-showing-only-code/#post-12782425) * If you follow the instructions exactly as stated, “This will effectively replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings.“ * Thread Starter [dshekhawat_88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dshekhawat_88/) * (@dshekhawat_88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-down-showing-only-code/#post-12783409) * I followed the given instruction and able to access the site with the Twenty Twenty theme. However not able to switch back to my previous theme. * Whenever I am trying to activate another theme it is giving me the same error again. * Thread Starter [dshekhawat_88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dshekhawat_88/) * (@dshekhawat_88) * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-down-showing-only-code/#post-12783648) * I have deleted all the existing themes expect Twenty Twenty and then re-installed new theme and the site started working. * Had to work on the sidebar again though. But happy to get my site up. * Thanks! 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