Answers.Body: <p>Another possibility is that you forgot to copy your civicrm.settings.php file into the new plugins/civicrm folder.  See the docs at <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/wordpress/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/wordpress/</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: I don't think that path is right. That's the old one pre CiviCRM 4.7. civicrm.settings.php should be in uploads/civicrm so should not need to be copied or put back during the upgrade process.
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Answers.Body: <p>It's complaining about not being able to open <code>CRM/Core/ClassLoader.php</code>  Does that file exist?  Are the permissions correct to allow the webserver to read that file?</p>
  
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Body: <p>Wordpress install. Deleted out the CiviCRM folder like many times before. Reinstalled the new one. Get the following error:  Error Details</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>An error of type E_COMPILE_ERROR was caused in line 834 of the file
    /home/xxxxx/public_html/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm.php. Error
    message: require_once(): Failed opening required
    'CRM/Core/ClassLoader.php'
    (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php72/usr/share/pear')</p>
  </blockquote>
  
Tags: <wordpress><civicrm-home>
Title: Error When Upgrading To 5.17
ThreadText: # Error When Upgrading To 5.17
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-19)
  
  Wordpress install. Deleted out the CiviCRM folder like many times before. Reinstalled the new one. Get the following error: Error Details
  
  > An error of type E\_COMPILE\_ERROR was caused in line 834 of the file
  > /home/xxxxx/public\_html/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm.php. Error
  > message: require\_once(): Failed opening required
  > 'CRM/Core/ClassLoader.php'
  > (include\_path='.:/opt/alt/php72/usr/share/pear')
  
  **Tags:** wordpress, civicrm-home
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-09-26. Score: 1
  
  Another possibility is that you forgot to copy your civicrm.settings.php file into the new plugins/civicrm folder. See the docs at <https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/wordpress/>
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: I don't think that path is right. That's the old one pre CiviCRM 4.7. civicrm.settings.php should be in uploads/civicrm so should not need to be copied or put back during the upgrade process.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2019-09-20. Score: 1
  
  It's complaining about not being able to open `CRM/Core/ClassLoader.php` Does that file exist? Are the permissions correct to allow the webserver to read that file?
  
  
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