bcit-ci/CodeIgniter · error · RuntimeException

$class.php exists, but doesn't declare class $class

Error message

$class.php exists, but doesn't declare class $class

What it means

Error "$class.php exists, but doesn't declare class $class" thrown in bcit-ci/CodeIgniter.

Source

Thrown at system/core/Loader.php:328

				if ( ! class_exists('CI_Model', FALSE))
				{
					throw new RuntimeException($app_path."Model.php exists, but doesn't declare class CI_Model");
				}

				log_message('info', 'CI_Model class loaded');
			}
			elseif ( ! class_exists('CI_Model', FALSE))
			{
				require_once(BASEPATH.'core'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'Model.php');
			}

			$class = config_item('subclass_prefix').'Model';
			if (file_exists($app_path.$class.'.php'))
			{
				require_once($app_path.$class.'.php');
				if ( ! class_exists($class, FALSE))
				{
					throw new RuntimeException($app_path.$class.".php exists, but doesn't declare class ".$class);
				}

				log_message('info', config_item('subclass_prefix').'Model class loaded');
			}
		}

		$model = ucfirst($model);
		if ( ! class_exists($model, FALSE))
		{
			foreach ($this->_ci_model_paths as $mod_path)
			{
				if ( ! file_exists($mod_path.'models/'.$path.$model.'.php'))
				{
					continue;
				}

				require_once($mod_path.'models/'.$path.$model.'.php');
				if ( ! class_exists($model, FALSE))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at system/core/Loader.php:328 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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