thephpleague/flysystem · error · RuntimeException

Unexpected status code received while deleting file:

Error message

Unexpected status code received while deleting file: 

What it means

Error "Unexpected status code received while deleting file: " thrown in thephpleague/flysystem.

Source

Thrown at src/WebDAV/WebDAVAdapter.php:186

                throw new RuntimeException('Unexpected response code for GET: ' . $status);
            }

            return $response->getBodyAsStream();
        } catch (Throwable $exception) {
            throw UnableToReadFile::fromLocation($path, $exception->getMessage(), $exception);
        }
    }

    public function delete(string $path): void
    {
        $location = $this->encodePath($this->prefixer->prefixPath($path));

        try {
            $response = $this->client->request('DELETE', $location);
            $statusCode = $response['statusCode'];

            if ($statusCode !== 404 && ($statusCode < 200 || $statusCode >= 300)) {
                throw new RuntimeException('Unexpected status code received while deleting file: ' . $statusCode);
            }
        } catch (Throwable $exception) {
            if ( ! ($exception instanceof ClientHttpException && $exception->getCode() === 404)) {
                throw UnableToDeleteFile::atLocation($path, $exception->getMessage(), $exception);
            }
        }
    }

    public function deleteDirectory(string $path): void
    {
        $location = $this->encodePath($this->prefixer->prefixDirectoryPath($path));

        try {
            $statusCode = $this->client->request('DELETE', $location)['statusCode'];

            if ($statusCode !== 404 && ($statusCode < 200 || $statusCode >= 300)) {
                throw new RuntimeException('Unexpected status code received while deleting file: ' . $statusCode);
            }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/WebDAV/WebDAVAdapter.php:186 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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