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Cannot redeclare class JModuleHelper with certain Template
Cannot redeclare class JModuleHelper with certain Template
Thank you so much for such a great Module/Plugin. It has helped me so much in the past. My question/problem stems from installing the MetaMod Pro on my Joomla 3.4.0/Virtuemart 3.0.6.2 with a Template (http://www.virtueplanet.com/vp-merchant-detail) by Virtueplanet.com.
I've tested the module on Protostar, and everything works fine, so I know there is a conflict somewhere with the template. I've sent an email to Virtueplanet, and they responded with "MetaMod Pro does not seem to be a core Joomla extension. It must be trying to override core Joomla system class "JModuleHelper" which is generating the error."
I read another post on your forum about switching the plugin order but I'm just scared that I might mess something else up that was working.
Any suggestions?
J
Re: Cannot redeclare class JModuleHelper with certain Template
Yes, the template people are correct, MetaMod Pro has to override the module helper class in order to do its magic. Despite a number of approaches to the Joomla core team, they have never agreed to make the changes necessary for MetaMod (and other similar systems) to operate.
A few of us including NoNumber.nl (Peter van Westen) and Joomlart discussed together a joint change that we could all make that can override that class and provide the required functionality by means of a set of plugin points. Because of this joint venture, people can use any of our products together without clashing, because the extra magic is done in plugins by way of an agreed API. I wish that more extension developers would join us and prevent clashes as each developer adds some of their own functionality to the class and overrides it.
Do you have any idea if it is the Virtueplanet template or indeed Virtuemart that is the other extension overriding JModuleHelper? Or perhaps it’s a different extension entirely?
It can take a little bit of exploring to find which other extension it is that’s doing it. Usually I grep through the source code of the entire site for the text “JModuleHelper” and that comes up with something. If you can do that and let me know what extension it is, then that will go some way to finding a work-around. The last time I did this I found it was a plugin that wasn’t even needed on the site, so it was easy to turn it off and problem solved. If on the other hand it’s the template itself, then it might be more difficult, but let’s cross that bridge when we come to it. Perhaps could you e-mail me a copy of the template installation package?
Please let me know how you get on.
Re: Cannot redeclare class JModuleHelper with certain Template
Hello Stephen, thank you very much for your reply to my issue. I asked Jumbo from the virtueplanet.com team regarding their VM3 template about the JModuleHelper class, and his reply was the following:
USER wrote:
The template does not override JModuleHelper. It uses the core Joomla class. Your 3rd party extension is trying to override the class even when the core class is already loaded so it generates standard PHP error.
They need to check the class existence with class_exists() (ref: php.net/manual/en/function.class-exists.php) function before loading their custom class.
I also went into the backend and uninstalled a previous template and some other modules I wasn't using for the system. I still get the error:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class JModuleHelper in /home/beyond/public_html/j3vm3/libraries/cms/module/helper.php on line 20
I also grep -r "JModuleHelper" on the local copy of the files and found many listings . How can I send you the output of what I found? I don't know where to look and what to look for. I can also send you the install package for the virtueplanet template when you send me your email. Thank you so much for your help.
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