octobercms/october · error · ValidationException

Invalid file name: :name. File names can contain only alphan

Error message

Invalid file name: :name. File names can contain only alphanumeric symbols, underscores, dashes and dots. Some examples of correct file names: page.htm, page, subdirectory/page

What it means

Error "Invalid file name: :name. File names can contain only alphanumeric symbols, underscores, dashes and dots. Some examples of correct file names: page.htm, page, subdirectory/page" thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/cms/classes/CmsObject.php:328

     * @param Exception $ex
     */
    protected static function throwHalcyonException(Exception $ex)
    {
        if ($ex instanceof \October\Rain\Halcyon\Exception\MissingFileNameException) {
            throw new ValidationException([
                'fileName' => Lang::get('cms::lang.cms_object.file_name_required')
            ]);
        }
        elseif ($ex instanceof \October\Rain\Halcyon\Exception\InvalidExtensionException) {
            throw new ValidationException(['fileName' =>
                Lang::get('cms::lang.cms_object.invalid_file_extension', [
                    'allowed' => implode(', ', $ex->getAllowedExtensions()),
                    'invalid' => $ex->getInvalidExtension()
                ])
            ]);
        }
        elseif ($ex instanceof \October\Rain\Halcyon\Exception\InvalidFileNameException) {
            throw new ValidationException([
               'fileName' => Lang::get('cms::lang.cms_object.invalid_file', ['name'=>$ex->getInvalidFileName()])
            ]);
        }
        elseif ($ex instanceof \October\Rain\Halcyon\Exception\InvalidDirectoryNameException) {
            throw new ValidationException([
               'fileName' => Lang::get('cms::lang.cms_object.invalid_file', ['name'=>$ex->getInvalidDirectoryName()])
            ]);
        }
        elseif ($ex instanceof \October\Rain\Halcyon\Exception\FileExistsException) {
            throw new ValidationException(['fileName' =>
                Lang::get('cms::lang.cms_object.file_already_exists', ['name' => $ex->getInvalidPath()])
            ]);
        }
        elseif ($ex instanceof \October\Rain\Halcyon\Exception\CreateDirectoryException) {
            throw new ValidationException(['fileName' =>
                Lang::get('cms::lang.cms_object.error_creating_directory', ['name' => $ex->getInvalidPath()])
            ]);
        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/cms/classes/CmsObject.php:328 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of octobercms/october@b608633a7e (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7db40aea5447d028. Report an issue: GitHub.