Title: theme failed to open stream error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# theme failed to open stream error

 *  Resolved [livingminimal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/livingminimal/)
 * (@livingminimal)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-failed-to-open-stream-error/)
 * i tried to activate a theme on my site, and got the following error message. 
   now, i can’t get anywhere. i can’t even log back into the admin site. i’m not
   sure how to clean this out. help? please?
 * Warning: include_once(/home/livingminimal/playswithwax.com/wp-content/themes/
   suffusion/admin/theme-definitions.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open
   stream: No such file or directory in /home/livingminimal/playswithwax.com/wp-
   content/themes/suffusion/functions.php on line 72
 * Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening ‘/home/livingminimal/
   playswithwax.com/wp-content/themes/suffusion/admin/theme-definitions.php’ for
   inclusion (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/
   livingminimal/playswithwax.com/wp-content/themes/suffusion/functions.php on line
   72
 * Warning: include_once(/home/livingminimal/playswithwax.com/wp-content/themes/
   suffusion/admin/theme-options.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream:
   No such file or directory in /home/livingminimal/playswithwax.com/wp-content/
   themes/suffusion/functions.php on line 73
 * Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening ‘/home/livingminimal/
   playswithwax.com/wp-content/themes/suffusion/admin/theme-options.php’ for inclusion(
   include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/livingminimal/
   playswithwax.com/wp-content/themes/suffusion/functions.php on line 73
 * Warning: require_once(/home/livingminimal/playswithwax.com/wp-content/themes/
   suffusion/suffusion.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such
   file or directory in /home/livingminimal/playswithwax.com/wp-content/themes/suffusion/
   functions.php on line 1249

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 *  [krom8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krom8/)
 * (@krom8)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-failed-to-open-stream-error/#post-1426847)
 * You’ll probably have to access the theme folder via ftp and then delete the theme
   folder that you’re having this issue with. Doing this will cause your WordPress
   to revert back to the “default” theme.
 *  Thread Starter [livingminimal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/livingminimal/)
 * (@livingminimal)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-failed-to-open-stream-error/#post-1426931)
 * thank you so much!

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-failed-to-open-stream-error/#post-1426931)
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