# Fatal Error notice

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/fatal-error-notice/22024>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 12, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/fatal-error-notice/22024 "2020-09-12T14:39:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![SteveF2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/stevef2/32/10563_2.png) [@SteveF2](https://community.localwp.com/u/SteveF2)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/fatal-error-notice/22024/1 "2020-09-12T14:39:16Z")

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Hi Guys,  
Has anyone experienced the attached fatal error?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/2X/c/c612ea6af2550c26abefbe1074d824934b1355ab.png)

Hope that shows?

Text is Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required ‘C:\Users\Stephen\Local Sites\godlac\app\public/wp-includes/version.php’ (include\_path=‘.:/usr/share/php:/www/wp-content/pear’) in C:\Users\Stephen\Local Sites\godlac\app\public\wp-settings.php

The file is present and I have replaced it with a file from a working site.

Regards, Steve

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**Author:** ![afragen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/afragen/32/31_2.png) [@afragen](https://community.localwp.com/u/afragen)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/fatal-error-notice/22024/2 "2020-09-12T22:32:08Z")

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Seems like you will need to reinstall WordPress.

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**Author:** ![SteveF2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/stevef2/32/10563_2.png) [@SteveF2](https://community.localwp.com/u/SteveF2)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/fatal-error-notice/22024/3 "2020-09-13T10:14:05Z")

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Thanks for your interest. I’m ok to do that but how would that work with Local and is there a way to retain the site content?

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/fatal-error-notice/22024/4 "2020-12-12T10:14:07Z")

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