phalcon/cphalcon · error · Phalcon\Mvc\Model\MetaData\Exceptions\MetaDataDirectoryNotWritable

Meta-Data directory cannot be written

Error message

Meta-Data directory cannot be written

What it means

Error "Meta-Data directory cannot be written" thrown in phalcon/cphalcon.

Source

Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Model/MetaData/Stream.zep:100

        try {
            let path = this->metaDataDir . prepare_virtual_path(key, "_") . ".php";

            if false === this->phpFilePutContents(path, "<?php return " . var_export(data, true) . "; ") {
                this->throwWriteException(option);
            }
        } catch \Exception {
            this->throwWriteException(option);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Throws an exception when the metadata cannot be written
     */
    private function throwWriteException(var option) -> void
    {
        if option {
            throw new MetaDataDirectoryNotWritable();
        } else {
            trigger_error(
                "Meta-Data directory cannot be written"
            );
        }
    }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Model/MetaData/Stream.zep:100 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/8234f5f1373ef25b. Report an issue: GitHub.