Title: Wordfence “Crashing”
Last modified: July 18, 2020

---

# Wordfence “Crashing”

 *  Resolved [psamathe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psamathe/)
 * (@psamathe)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordfence-crashing/)
 * Report e-mailed from WordPress:
 *     ```
       Since WordPress 5.2 there is a built-in feature that detects when a plugin or theme causes a fatal error on your site, and notifies you with this automated email.
   
       In this case, WordPress caught an error with one of your plugins, Wordfence Security.
       .......
       Error Details
       =============
       An error of type E_COMPILE_ERROR was caused in line 2 of the file /home/psamathe/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfIssues.php. Error message: require_once(): Failed opening required '/home/psamathe/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php' (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php74/usr/share/pear')
       ```
   
 * Referenced file is present. E-mail looks genuine (source is the web site, links
   in the e-mail are genuine, etc.)
 * Issue or “hiccup”?

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

 *  Plugin Support [wfphil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfphil/)
 * (@wfphil)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordfence-crashing/#post-13146546)
 * Hi [@psamathe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psamathe/)
 * It appears that a Wordfence file is missing and it could have been due to a faulty
   update of the plugin.
 * Delete the Wordfence directory below:
 * **_~/wp-content/plugins/wordfence_**
 * Now install Wordfence again from the WordPress **_Plugins_** page and this should
   be fixed for you. Your settings will be intact as they are stored in the database.

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

The topic ‘Wordfence “Crashing”’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://ps.w.org/wordfence/assets/icon.svg?rev=2070865)
 * [Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordfence/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordfence/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordfence/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordfence/reviews/)

 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [wfphil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfphil/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordfence-crashing/#post-13146546)
 * Status: resolved