[Forum] URGENT: "Warning: require_once(DIR/includes/functions_bigthree.php)..." failed open

[AlexMack]

Warning: require_once(DIR/includes/functions_bigthree.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/forums/public_html/forum.php on line 64

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'DIR/includes/functions_bigthree.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/forums/public_html/forum.php on line 64

that's all i get error wise. i tried reuploading the file, no luck. the "DIR" in the path seems weird to me, shouldn't that be the actual path?

[Trevor Hannant]

Can you try re-downloading the ZIP file from the Members Area and re-upload all files (except install/install.php and includes/config.php.new) making sure you overwrite all files currently on your server.

Does this resolve the problem?

[AlexMack]

it does but then it randomly starts happening again

[Wayne Luke]

DIR is actually a type of variable that we calculate and use throughout the system instead of the entire path. Makes the code easier to read and prevents the software from having to calculate the path thousands of times in the code.

If it happens randomly check with your host to make sure the server is releasing file locks properly and you're not hitting the file lock limit. Shouldn't have to worry about either of these but they could be an issue. If you're on shared hosting, you might ask your host to move your site to a less populated server.