phalcon/cphalcon · error · Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Exceptions\HandlerMustImplementBindable

Handler must implement Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder\BindableInte

Error message

Handler must implement Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder\BindableInterface in order to use Phalcon\Mvc\Model as parameter

What it means

Error "Handler must implement Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder\BindableInterface in order to use Phalcon\Mvc\Model as parameter" thrown in phalcon/cphalcon.

Source

Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Model/Binder.zep:223

            let className = reflectionClass->getName();

            if !isset params[paramKey] {
                let paramKey = paramsKeys[paramKey];
            }

            let boundModel = null;
            let paramValue = params[paramKey];

            if className == Model::class {
                if realClasses == null {
                    if handler instanceof BindModelInterface {
                        let handlerClass = get_class(handler);
                        let realClasses = {handlerClass}::getModelName();
                    } elseif handler instanceof BindableInterface {
                        let realClasses = handler->getModelName();
                    } else {
                        throw new HandlerMustImplementBindable();
                    }
                }

                if typeof realClasses == "array" {
                    if unlikely !fetch className, realClasses[paramKey] {
                        throw new MissingModelClassName(paramKey);
                    }

                    let boundModel = this->findBoundModel(paramValue, className);
                } elseif typeof realClasses == "string" {
                    let className = realClasses;
                    let boundModel = this->findBoundModel(paramValue, className);
                } else {
                    throw new InvalidGetModelNameReturn();
                }
            } elseif is_subclass_of(className, Model::class) {
                let boundModel = this->findBoundModel(paramValue, className);
            }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Model/Binder.zep:223 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/f15cead5bf6e3e15. Report an issue: GitHub.