phalcon/cphalcon · error · Phalcon\Di\Exceptions\ContainerRequired

A dependency injection container is required to access inter

Error message

A dependency injection container is required to access internal services

What it means

Error "A dependency injection container is required to access internal services" thrown in phalcon/cphalcon.

Source

Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Application.zep:104

    /**
     * @var bool
     */
    protected sendHeaders = true;

    /**
     * Handles a MVC request
     */
    public function handle( string uri) -> <ResponseInterface> | bool
    {
        var container, eventsManager, router, dispatcher, response, view,
            module, moduleObject, moduleName, className, path, implicitView,
            returnedResponse, controller, possibleResponse, renderStatus,
            matchedRoute, match;

        let container = this->container;

        if container === null {
            throw new ContainerRequired();
        }

        let eventsManager = <ManagerInterface> this->eventsManager;

        /**
         * Call boot event, this allow the developer to perform initialization
         * actions
         */
        if eventsManager !== null && eventsManager->fire("application:boot", this) === false {
            return false;
        }

        let router = <RouterInterface> container->getShared("router");

        /**
         * Handle the URI pattern (if any)
         */
        router->handle(uri);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Application.zep:104 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phalcon/cphalcon@b7419de9cd (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f07d9b8dfc847a87. Report an issue: GitHub.