getgrav/grav · error · RuntimeException

Changing page template failed: {$oldFilepath} => {$newFilepa

Error message

Changing page template failed: {$oldFilepath} => {$newFilepath}

What it means

Error "Changing page template failed: {$oldFilepath} => {$newFilepath}" thrown in getgrav/grav.

Source

Thrown at system/src/Grav/Common/Flex/Types/Pages/Storage/PageStorage.php:433

                        $debugger->addMessage("Page moved: {$oldFolder} => {$newFolder}", 'debug');
                    }
                }

                // Check if filename has changed.
                if ($oldFilename !== $newFilename) {
                    // Get instance of the old file (we have already copied/moved it).
                    $oldFilepath = "{$newFolder}/{$oldFilename}";
                    $file = $this->getFile($oldFilepath);

                    // Rename the file if we aren't supposed to clone it.
                    $isClone = $row['__META']['clone'] ?? false;
                    if (!$isClone && $file->exists()) {
                        /** @var UniformResourceLocator $locator */
                        $locator = $grav['locator'];
                        $toPath = $locator->isStream($newFilepath) ? $locator->findResource($newFilepath, true, true) : GRAV_ROOT . "/{$newFilepath}";
                        $success = $file->rename($toPath);
                        if (!$success) {
                            throw new RuntimeException("Changing page template failed: {$oldFilepath} => {$newFilepath}");
                        }
                        $debugger->addMessage("Page template changed: {$oldFilename} => {$newFilename}", 'debug');
                    } else {
                        $file = null;
                        $debugger->addMessage("Page template created: {$newFilename}", 'debug');
                    }
                }
            }

            // Clean up the data to be saved.
            $this->prepareRow($row);
            unset($row['__META'], $row['__ERROR']);

            if (!isset($file)) {
                $file = $this->getFile($newFilepath);
            }

            // Compare existing file content to the new one and save the file only if content has been changed.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at system/src/Grav/Common/Flex/Types/Pages/Storage/PageStorage.php:433 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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