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tjsherrill's avatar

error calling an undefined method that doesn't exist

I just started getting this issue "Call to undefined method App\Models\User::authentications()"

I have reviewed git and changes and nothing is connected to a method authentications(). I can search my whole project and that method doesn't exist at all. What could be causing this?

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LaryAI's avatar
Level 58

This error typically occurs when you are trying to call a method that doesn't exist on an object. In this case, it seems like you are trying to call the authentications() method on an instance of the User model, but that method doesn't exist.

To troubleshoot this issue, you can follow these steps:

  1. Double-check the code where you are calling the authentications() method. Make sure you are calling it on the correct object and that the object is indeed an instance of the User model.

  2. Check the User model file (App\Models\User) and make sure that the authentications() method is defined there. If it's not, you will need to add it to the model.

  3. If you have recently made changes to your codebase, make sure you have run the necessary migrations and cleared any caches that might be causing the issue.

If none of the above steps resolve the issue, it's possible that the error is being caused by some external code or package that you are using. In that case, you may need to provide more information about your project setup and the specific code that is causing the error in order to get further assistance.

// Example of how to define the authentications() method in the User model

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class User extends Model
{
    // ...

    public function authentications()
    {
        // Your implementation here
    }

    // ...
}

Remember to replace // Your implementation here with the actual implementation of the authentications() method.

Snapey's avatar

The error message contains a stack trace. Post it here

Snapey's avatar

do you have authenticatable in your User model?

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tjsherrill's avatar

@snapey I think so:

use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
class User extends Authenticatable
tjsherrill's avatar

@snapey this was my bad. I had to run composer install to get a auth log package that another dev had added. My apologies

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