Title: WARNING; Files Lost Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WARNING; Files Lost * [success08](https://wordpress.org/support/users/success08/) * (@success08) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/) * I started a new blog about a month ago and was posting daily until yesterday. When I tried to log in I get this: * Warning: require(/home/marketk3/public_html/stupidfunnythings/blog/wp-includes/ author-template.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/marketk3/public_html/stupidfunnythings/blog/wp-settings. php on line 331 * I have several WP blogs functioning perfectly. This is the only one with this issue. * I tried adding the missing files from another (working) WP blog with no success. * I did try to update or change anything else. It simply happened overnight. * Other file that are missing are: author-template bookmark bookmark-template * Can this be resolved? How does it happen. Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [successwindows](https://wordpress.org/support/users/successwindows/) * (@successwindows) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236662) * you stole my screenname 🙂 * Thread Starter [success08](https://wordpress.org/support/users/success08/) * (@success08) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236690) * Sorry bout that… * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236692) * files dont get lost magically. its the law of cause and effect, sorry. * You indicated you tried to “add” the missing the files back and that doing so didnt solve your problem. * does that mean that the files were actually still there? you dont say? you would see whether or not thats the case if you tried to re-upload them back. * so, where they? or where they not? * secondly, if you confirmed the files were there, or you successfully re-uploaded the “magically lost” files back, and still saw that error — then obviously its not an issue with the files being lost, but being “seen” by your wordpress install. * in either event case, you dont provide enough info re. those items. * Thread Starter [success08](https://wordpress.org/support/users/success08/) * (@success08) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236695) * Sorry for not being clear. The files can not be found. It was suggested that I find these files in another (working) blog and upload them to the non-working blog. When I did this I continued to get the error message. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236698) * where is your blog; what is the url? * Thread Starter [success08](https://wordpress.org/support/users/success08/) * (@success08) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236707) * [http://www.stupidfunnythings.com/blog](http://www.stupidfunnythings.com/blog) * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236710) * ok, so I see this error: * Warning: require(/home/marketk3/public_html/stupidfunnythings/blog/wp-includes/ author-template.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/marketk3/public_html/stupidfunnythings/blog/wp-settings. php on line 331 * clearly thats looking for this file: * wp-includes/author-template.php * Now, when I browse your includes directory: * [http://www.stupidfunnythings.com/blog/wp-includes/](http://www.stupidfunnythings.com/blog/wp-includes/) * i dont see that file. do you? * that tells me you didnt upload it, like you said above. OR if it is there, thats its not readable by the web server. * IF its there when you look via your ftp client or your hosts file manager, what are the permissions of the file? * Thread Starter [success08](https://wordpress.org/support/users/success08/) * (@success08) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236729) * It’s not there. When it did not help, I removed it. Would it be helpful if I put it back? Remember it is a file from another blog, not this one if that matters. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236804) * how about putting the file that belong there, there. You can **download** ALL versions of wordpress from this site. * **see** the big orange download link at the top of this page? * **Click** it with your mouse. * on the left hand side of that page is a link to ALL the older versions (-1 which shouldnt matter). * This isnt a tough concept — if you see the site is missing files (you described that above), then you put them there. * My car needs 4 wheels. If I lose one, I have to get another. * Thread Starter [success08](https://wordpress.org/support/users/success08/) * (@success08) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236966) * I added the missing files and a plug in that was not working also. Now I get the log in screen and when I log in I get this: * Warning: require_once(admin.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/marketk3/public_html/stupidfunnythings/blog/ wp-admin/index.php on line 10 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘admin. php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/marketk3/public_html/ stupidfunnythings/blog/wp-admin/index.php on line 10 * I looked at the index.php and “require_once” is there. * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236972) * > Failed opening required ‘admin.php’ * now it says this file is missing Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘WARNING; Files Lost’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [warning](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/warning/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 11 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * Last activity: [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-files-lost/#post-1236972) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics