yiisoft/yii2 · error · yii\console\Exception

Please specify 'baseUrl' for the 'assetManager' option.

Error message

Please specify 'baseUrl' for the 'assetManager' option.

What it means

Error "Please specify 'baseUrl' for the 'assetManager' option." thrown in yiisoft/yii2.

Source

Thrown at framework/console/controllers/AssetController.php:161

    /**
     * Returns the asset manager instance.
     * @throws \yii\console\Exception on invalid configuration.
     * @return \yii\web\AssetManager asset manager instance.
     */
    public function getAssetManager()
    {
        if (!is_object($this->_assetManager)) {
            $options = $this->_assetManager;
            if (!isset($options['class'])) {
                $options['class'] = 'yii\\web\\AssetManager';
            }
            if (!isset($options['basePath'])) {
                throw new Exception("Please specify 'basePath' for the 'assetManager' option.");
            }
            if (!isset($options['baseUrl'])) {
                throw new Exception("Please specify 'baseUrl' for the 'assetManager' option.");
            }

            if (!isset($options['forceCopy'])) {
                $options['forceCopy'] = true;
            }

            $this->_assetManager = Yii::createObject($options);
        }

        return $this->_assetManager;
    }

    /**
     * Sets asset manager instance or configuration.
     * @param \yii\web\AssetManager|array $assetManager asset manager instance or its array configuration.
     * @throws \yii\console\Exception on invalid argument type.
     */
    public function setAssetManager($assetManager)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at framework/console/controllers/AssetController.php:161 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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