Title: WP-load issues
Last modified: June 20, 2020

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# WP-load issues

 *  [esinclair2112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esinclair2112/)
 * (@esinclair2112)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-load-issues/)
 * Hello, for a while now I’ve been having issues on my site where the wp-load file
   would delete the contents of that file causing my site to crash. I keep replacing
   the file from the main wordpress download, but within minutes the same thing 
   happens.

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 *  Moderator [Yui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fierevere/)
 * (@fierevere)
 * 永子
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-load-issues/#post-13012165)
 * Does your host use any automated malware scanners? Can you ask them?
    Do you 
   have any security plugin with file protector/scanner ?
 * Meanwhile…
    Carefully follow [this guide](https://wordpress.org/support/article/faq-my-site-was-hacked/).
   When you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of [the recommended security measures](https://wordpress.org/support/article/hardening-wordpress/)
   and [start backing up your site](https://wordpress.org/support/article/wordpress-backups/).
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [Yui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fierevere/).
 *  Thread Starter [esinclair2112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esinclair2112/)
 * (@esinclair2112)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-load-issues/#post-13012288)
 * Hi they don’t, but I did have a malware scanner plugin. I did deactivate this
   to see if this was the cause, however the issue is still there.
 * Prior to this there wasn’t any detected malware on the site.
 * Will also look at the guide.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [esinclair2112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esinclair2112/).
 *  [timhorst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timhorst/)
 * (@timhorst)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-load-issues/#post-13029138)
 * Hi, I have found the fix, based off yatich his reply in a different thread.
    
   First of all get a brand new wp-load.php [https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-load.php](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-load.php)
 * Replace that with your current wp-load.php, then go into your cpanel, and go 
   to files.
    Now inside files you select wp-load.php and change the permission 
   from 644 to 444. If you are using directphpmyadmin make sure you select wp-load.
   php and DESELECT “move to trash” and type 444 in the number slot and click change
   permission.
 * This should fix your issue.
 *  Thread Starter [esinclair2112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esinclair2112/)
 * (@esinclair2112)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-load-issues/#post-13031332)
 * Thanks, just done it so will monior over the next few days.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [esinclair2112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esinclair2112/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-load-issues/#post-13031332)
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