Intervention/image · error · Intervention\Image\Exceptions\FileNotReadableException

Failed to read file "{path}" from SplFileInfo

Error message

Failed to read file "{path}" from SplFileInfo

What it means

Error "Failed to read file "{path}" from SplFileInfo" thrown in Intervention/image.

Source

Thrown at src/Traits/CanParseFilePath.php:127

            );
        }

        if (!is_readable($dirname)) {
            throw new FileNotReadableException(
                'Directory "' . $dirname . '" contained in SplFileInfo is not readable',
            );
        }

        if (!is_readable($path)) {
            throw new FileNotReadableException(
                'File "' . $path . '" contained in SplFileInfo is not readable',
            );
        }

        $realpath = $splFileInfo->getRealPath();

        if ($realpath === false) {
            throw new FileNotReadableException('Failed to read file "' . $path . '" from ' . SplFileInfo::class);
        }

        return $realpath;
    }
}

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Solutions

1. Verify file_get_contents() can read the path manually to see the underlying PHP warning
2. Check disk space, filesystem errors, and that the file is not a FIFO/socket being drained
3. Retry with a fresh SplFileInfo if the file was replaced between stat and read

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Traits/CanParseFilePath.php:127 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Intervention/image@5598b9e397 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f43f991a12306f07. Report an issue: GitHub.