CakePHP "Fatal error: Class 'Debugger' not found" in a File That Doesn't Reference Debugger

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I'm getting the error referenced in the title from a file that doesn't reference the Debugger class. If I manually import Debugger, the error still shows up. The line number referenced in the error in the last } ending the class definition in the file. Nothing follows the } (there's not ?> either). The file that I'm getting the error in doesn't directly reference Debugger so far as I can tell (as in, there is no explicit use of Debugger). here's the stack trace: ``` ( ! ) Fatal error: Class 'Debugger' not found in /home/gregg/workspace/Fueled/dapprly/backend/app/Plugin/Facebook/Controller/Component/FapiComponent.php on line 107 Call Stack # Time Memory Function Location 1 0.0003 245664 {main}( ) ../index.php:0 2 0.0168 1657712 Dispatcher->dispatch( ) ../index.php:100 3 0.0237 2753568 Dispatcher->_invoke( ) ../Dispatcher.php:85 4 0.0237 2753768 Controller->constructClasses( ) ../Dispatcher.php:99 5 0.0237 2755712 ComponentCollection->init( ) ../Controller.php:638 6 0.0255 3057112 Compo…

Accepted Answer

I found the error.

This class that I've shown has the initialize method implemented. But it's implemented as

```
public function initialize($controller)
```

This is an E_STRICT error since it differs from the parent method by leaving out the type hint. My setup is catching E_STRICT errors. This error is causing it to look for Debugger. I'm not sure why it's not able to autoload it, but changing the method to

```
public function initialize(Controller $controller)
```

fixed the issue I was having.

CakePHP "Fatal error: Class 'Debugger' not found" in a File That Doesn't Reference Debugger

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