Fatal error with CIVICRM_SMARTY_AUTOLOAD_PATH in civicrm.settings.php

[rgilman]

Including the recommended

if (!defined('CIVICRM_SMARTY_AUTOLOAD_PATH')) {
     define('CIVICRM_SMARTY_AUTOLOAD_PATH', $civicrm_root . '/packages/smarty5/Smarty.php'); 
}

in civicrm.settings.php leads to a fatal error with this extension enabled. Disabling it resolves the error. Old extensions seem to be a common cause for this issue.

I'm on WordPress 6.7.2 and CiviCRM 6.0.1.

[jmcclelland]

Thanks for the report. Do you have a traceback in your logs by chance so I can see what's going wrong with Smarty5?

[rgilman]

Will this help?

[23-Mar-2025 01:50:02] WARNING: [pool www-php83] child 24065 said into stderr: "NOTICE: PHP message: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: Cannot access protected property Smarty\Smarty::$template_dir in /var/www/civ.context.org/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/packages/smarty5/Smarty.php:37"
[23-Mar-2025 01:50:02] WARNING: [pool www-php83] child 24065 said into stderr: "Stack trace:"
[23-Mar-2025 01:50:02] WARNING: [pool www-php83] child 24065 said into stderr: "#0 /var/www/civ.context.org/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/civicrm/ext/net.ourpowerbase.sumfields/sumfields.civix.php(99): Smarty->__get()"
[23-Mar-2025 01:50:02] WARNING: [pool www-php83] child 24065 said into stderr: "#1 /var/www/civ.context.org/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/civicrm/ext/net.ourpowerbase.sumfields/sumfields.php(17): _sumfields_civix_civicrm_config()"
[23-Mar-2025 01:50:02] WARNING: [pool www-php83] child 24065 said into stderr: "#2 /var/www/civ.context.org/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/CRM/Utils/Hook.php(276): sumfields_civicrm_config()"
[23-Mar-2025 01:50:02] WARNING: [pool www-php83] child 24065 said into stderr: "#3 /var/www/civ.context.org/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/CRM/Utils/Hook/WordPress.php(135): CRM_Utils_Hook->runHooks()"
[23-Mar-2025 01:50:02] WARNING: [pool www-php83] child 24065 said into stderr: "#4 /var/www/civ.context.org/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/Civi/Core/CiviEventDispatcher.php(314): CRM_Utils_Hook_WordPress->invokeViaUF()"
[23-Mar-2025 01:50:02] WARNING: [pool www-php83] child 24065 said into stderr: "#5 /var/www/civ.context.org/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/vendor/symfony/event-dispatcher/Eve..."

[jmcclelland]

Yes, thanks. What version of Summary Fields are you using? The stack trace reports function calls on line numbers that don't match up with the most recent version. Is it possible you can update to version 5.0.3?

[rgilman]

Looks like I was on 5.0.2. Upgrading to 5.0.3 does seem to fix the issue. Thanks.

BTW, the CiviCRM Extensions screen within the program didn't alert me to the existence of 5.0.3. It treated 5.0.2 as the latest version. I had to manually upload the zip file to do the upgrade.

[jmcclelland]

Oh - 5.0.3 is tagged to CiviCRM version 5.65. Maybe you are on an older version of CiviCRM?

[rgilman]

I'm on 6.0.1.

[jmcclelland]

Thanks for letting me know - I wonder if CiviCRM doesn't like my use of "v" in the tag name, e.g. v5.0.3. I just added a tag for 5.0.3. I'll see tomorrow if it shows up properly.