slimphp/Slim · error · RuntimeException

%s could not instantiate a stream factory.

Error message

%s could not instantiate a stream factory.

What it means

Error "%s could not instantiate a stream factory." thrown in slimphp/Slim.

Source

Thrown at Slim/Factory/Psr17/Psr17Factory.php:56

            !static::isResponseFactoryAvailable()
            || !(($responseFactory = new static::$responseFactoryClass()) instanceof ResponseFactoryInterface)
        ) {
            throw new RuntimeException(get_called_class() . ' could not instantiate a response factory.');
        }

        return $responseFactory;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public static function getStreamFactory(): StreamFactoryInterface
    {
        if (
            !static::isStreamFactoryAvailable()
            || !(($streamFactory = new static::$streamFactoryClass()) instanceof StreamFactoryInterface)
        ) {
            throw new RuntimeException(get_called_class() . ' could not instantiate a stream factory.');
        }

        return $streamFactory;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public static function getServerRequestCreator(): ServerRequestCreatorInterface
    {
        if (!static::isServerRequestCreatorAvailable()) {
            throw new RuntimeException(get_called_class() . ' could not instantiate a server request creator.');
        }

        return new ServerRequestCreator(static::$serverRequestCreatorClass, static::$serverRequestCreatorMethod);
    }

    /**

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at Slim/Factory/Psr17/Psr17Factory.php:56 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of slimphp/Slim@80900fb39c (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3fd9d9228f7ed768. Report an issue: GitHub.