I'm having an Issue with a blog extension in Magento CE 1.6.2.0.
I installed this extension: Neotheme_nBlog.
I created an entry in the administrator.
Then I went to http://www.example.com/index.php/blog/ to see the recently created entry.
What I saw was an error like this:
Fatal error: Call to a member function getName() on a non-object
in /home/example.com/public_html/app/design/frontend/default/caramel/template/magicat/left.phtml
I searched in google the terms: "template/magicat/left.phtml" getName and what I only found is sites having this issue, but no support at all.
Please note: I know what does that error mean in PHP ("unfortunately" I'm not new at that). What I don't understand is what's happening with such [NON/null] object and how to fix it without killing a dozen of kittens.
Question: What can I do to solve it? What is the nature of the error, regarding Magento?(again: not PHP).
Notes: The Magento site (http://magento.stackexchange.com) is somewhat poor and strict to bring support of such nature, so asking there is not an option.
Edit (as answer to comment, and to clarify):
Neotheme is still not responding the request.
Don't know what should I look on such file (instances are not initialized there, but only accessed).
I'm using the default theme (caramel), which has esthetical changes (does not have layout changes).
It's hard to say without seeing your system specifically, but on this
template/magicat/left.phtml
It looks like you've added a template named magicat/left.phtml to your system -- either via an extension or custom development. Somewhere in this file PHP's called getName on a non-object. There's a variety of reasons this could be happening, and without seeing the specific line of code PHP's complaining about in your system, it's hard to say. It'd also be helpful to know if magicat is part of the extension or something else.
The most common reason for this error in a template is code that relies on a block being there that's been removed by another extension (eitehr via layout XML or observer methods)
$this->getLayout()->getBlock('some_block')->getName();
The next most common is people using the registry to communicate between templates and views, but a registry key not being set
Mage::registry('some_item')->getName();
Without knowing the variable and context, it's doubtful anyone will be able to help you.
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I've edited some existing visual queries of Blog 4.0 application and when I was debugging it - it worked perfectly. But then on page it stopped working. Any attempt to use key with Data like Data["Posts"] raises System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException. App.Query["Blog Posts List"]["Posts"] returns something, but any attempt to access its fields raises another exception (don't remember the name, but it said that there's no such member inside that object).
I didn't rename queries, I didn't change application settings. I just edited logic of 2 queries. I renamed 1 wiring endpoint name across 3 queries in whole chain.
How do I debug it? How can I see what does cshtml receive from database so I don't guess and put my crystal ball away?
In general, App.Query["Name of Query"] will get you the streams of data. You usually need to convert it using AsDynamic() or AsList() to something you can work with.
This should help some; What is Data?
If you're just running into problems with field names, you probably forgot the AsList or AsDynamic, just like #accuraty-jeremy mentioned.
For real debugging, go to insights, you'll see what happens - but in your case it probably won't help, because your working with an object that's not dynamic (so doesn't support .FirstName) until you AsList/AsDynamic it.
My bad: I confused two different files - _List.cshtml and _List Paging.cshtml. So I was searching for an error in the code of wrong file.
I'm using the Check package to validate parameters passed to Meteor methods. And I'm using Audit argument checks to enforce this.
However, I've added another package, Meteor Tags and when I try to use methods from the Tags package, I get a server error "Exception while invoking method '/patterns/addTag' Error: Did not check() all arguments during call to '/patterns/addTag'".
I think I understand why this error happens - the method in the Tags package doesn't check its inputs, so Audit Argument Checks generates an error. But I can't find any way around this, apart from 1) don't enforce checking, or 2) hack the Tags package methods so they use check. Neither of these seems like a great option - checking server parameters is a good idea, and hacking a package is not very maintainable.
Does anybody know if there is any smart way to use 'Audit argument checks' with packages that provide new server methods? I have looked at the Check documents, and searched online, but I haven't found an answer.
I hope this question makes sense.
Using audit-argument-checks is like saying: "I want to be serious about the security of the methods in my app." It's global to all methods in your app's codebase, including the methods from your installed packages.
There is no way to specify which parts of the app get checked, as that would be the equivalent of saying: "I want to be serious about the security of the methods I've written, but I don't care about the security holes created by some pacakges" (which doesn't make a lot of sense).
Note to package authors
Check your method arguments. It's not hard, and it prevents this situation from happening. Frankly, a package without this basic security really shouldn't be installed in the first place.
What you should do
Unless you have a throwaway app, I wouldn't recommend removing audit-argument-checks. Instead I'd do the following (assuming the package really has something of value):
Open an issue on github and let the maintainer know what's up.
Fork the code, and add the required checks. Keep this version as a local package.
Submit a pull request for the changes.
If all goes well, your PR will be accepted and everyone can benefit from the change. In the worst case, you'll still have a local copy that you can use in your app.
I'm struggling with an issue for which I can't find an explanation. I have two development environments that I use for my projects. I created a simple module for Magento and I tested it on one environment. After overcoming all Magento's complications, the module works as expected. This is on XAMPP.
I then copied the module to the development Linux environment, on a hosted server, and it crashes miserably. I did some debugging, and I found out that a call to Mage::getModel() returns bool(false) instead of the instance of the Model I requested.
I double checked all files and directories, and they match. Database is not involved (not from my side, at least, I don't need tables) and both environments have only me as a User, with Admin permissions.
Any suggestion on where should I start looking is welcome, thanks.
Added on 2012/07/09
Model contains a class named Diego_ClientCustomModule_Model_ExternalUserData, which is invoked with $model = Mage::getModel('clientcustommodule/externaluserdata');. Model file resides in Diego_ClientCustomModule\code\local\Diego\ClientCustomModule\Model\. The curious thing is:
If model file is named Externaluserdata.php, it works.
If model file is named ExternalUserData.php (i.e. it matches the class name), it doesn't work.
I'm aware of case sensitivity stuff etc, but, if the alias is all lower-case, how comes it can load a file having the first letter capitalized?
Configuration file
0.1.0
Diego_ClientCustomModule_Helper
Diego_ClientCustomModule_Model
Diego_ClientCustomModule_Block
standard
Diego_ClientCustomModule
ClientCustomModule
Snarking about the framework for which you are asking for help may not be the best strategy for receiving help.
Your issue is likely one of cache (remove var/cache folder to check) or one of improper casing. Note that the first letter of each directory and filename for files loaded by the autoloader (blocks, models, and helpers).
It seems I have found the root cause of the issue, although I can't figure out what kind of logic has been implemented to make it happen.
Model's file name was UserCustomModule.php, which reflected the class name UserCustomModule. That made sense, and worked wonderfully in XAMPP. Once I installed the same module on a Linux box, Magento silently ignored the file and, as previously stated, there's been no way to track down Magento's actions.
Following benmark suggestion, I went through all the files again to check the casing, and everything seemed to match. I then made something, in my opinion, completely stupid, and I renamed the Model file to Usercustommodule.php, leaving the class name untouched (after all, PHP should behave the same on both platforms, unlike the file system). Magically, the module now works! The file name looks cr*p, but it works.
This solved the problem, yet it raises more questions:
For what reason Magento has troubles loading a file with a CamelCase name? If it's Autoloading, it should simply find a file and load it. After all, it loads the Controller, the Block and everything else, and they are all in CamelCase.
Is it written anywhere that one or more files must have only the first letter capitalized? I got enough surprises already, I'd like to avoid new ones, if possible.
Thanks again for the help.
Short description
I'm getting used to CakePHP right now and am wondering about how to get more debug-information about what is happening inside the framework.
Let me please explain my situation a little more detailed
As you know CakePHP does a lot for you without putting you into the need to write additional code. One example is the handling of models.
I just created a model User and added validation-rules (no other methods). As described in the API methods like save will just work.
After that I created the needed controller and view to add a new user. When I try to add a user from the view I just receive the flash-message The user could not be created. Please, try again. No validation-violations are flashed.
I also did set the debug-level to 2: Configure::write('debug', 2); but do not receive any errors. The error.log inside \tmp\logs is also empty.
I really do want to learn how to solve those issues in the future.
So what else can I do to debug / display inner processes of cake?
Thank you very much for your help!
DebugKit is an official plugin that gives you lots of information on the request, queries and variables produced by Cake:
https://github.com/cakephp/debug_kit
You can also use trace() and other methods in the Debugger to show what is being executed in the background:
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/development/debugging.html
Use a PHP IDE with an integrated debugger. That will allow you to follow execution line by line as it is executed and even inspect variable values as you go. Netbeans is a free one.
I am working on a new module of existing live project. It is a website developed in PHP Zend Framework. New module is on admin side. It runs properly on my localhost/virtualhost.
When I uploaded it online with correct directory path it is found that one file is not found.
It is called like
www.example.com/admin/controllerName/actionName
All the actions works except one action that doesn't display anything and returns exception error mentioning that page or file not found.
What could be the issue? I have checked folders. If one action for the same controller works than why doesn't other. Both have their .phtml files in View section.
Help would be appreciated.
Would I be right if I guessed your local development environment was Windows?
It's probably a filename case sensitivity issue.
Assuming your request looks like
www.example.com/admin/fusionmaps/newpage
I'm not sure how you've setup your modules but if it's reasonably standard, you should have something like this (note the upper and lowercase characters)
application/modules/admin/controllers/FusionmapsController.php
The controller classname should be Admin_FusionmapsController with action public function newpageAction()
The view script should be at
application/modules/admin/views/scripts/fusionmaps/newpage.phtml