phalcon/cphalcon · error · Phalcon\Mvc\Application\Exceptions\ModuleDefinitionPathNotFound

Module definition path '{path}' does not exist

Error message

Module definition path '{path}' does not exist

What it means

Error "Module definition path '{path}' does not exist" thrown in phalcon/cphalcon.

Source

Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Application.zep:223

            /**
             * An array module definition contains a path to a module definition
             * class
             */
            if typeof module === "array" {
                /**
                 * Class name used to load the module definition
                 */
                if !fetch className, module["className"] {
                    let className = "Module";
                }

                /**
                 * If developer specify a path try to include the file
                 */
                if fetch path, module["path"] {
                    if unlikely !this->phpFileExists(path) {
                        throw new ModuleDefinitionPathNotFound(path);
                    }

                    if !class_exists(className, false) {
                        require_once path;
                    }
                }

                let moduleObject = <ModuleDefinitionInterface> container->get(className);

                /**
                 * 'registerAutoloaders' and 'registerServices' are
                 * automatically called
                 */
                moduleObject->registerAutoloaders(container);
                moduleObject->registerServices(container);
            } else {
                /**
                 * A module definition object, can be a Closure instance

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Application.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/9a9c2030acf760bb. Report an issue: GitHub.