Why can't load data these fixtures in Symfony2 project?

Question

I've created a fixtures class inside my bundle's DataFixtures/ORM folder. The actual class looks like this:

use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\FixtureInterface,
    Company\ShoppingBundle\Entity\Category;

class CategoryFixtures implements FixtureInterface
{
    public function load($em)
    {
        $category1 = new Category()->setName("category1");
        $category2 = new Category()->setName("category2");
        $em->persist($category1);
        $em->persist($category2);
        $em->flush();
    }
}

I'm not using the AbstractFixture base class, since I don't need references. I've also tried specifying the fixtures path when running the doctrine:fixtures:load console command. I'm following the official docs here.

What's the error you are getting that doesn't allow you to load the fixture? At an extreme guess its because you've done `$category1 = new Category()->setName("category1");` so unless the function `setName` returns a `Category` (most likely `$this` for your code to make sense) `$category1` will be getting assigned to null, you then try to persist null and flush it. — Kasheen, Nov 17 '11 at 19:24
You're right about the incorrect assumption about what the setters return. I have since changed my code to call the setter after creating the object first. But this doesn't help me with the main problem. The error Im seeing is something like: [InvalidArgumentException] Could not find any fixtures to load in: Followed by the list of folders its looking in (the list includes the folder where my fixtures class is :-) — Eno, Nov 17 '11 at 20:21
In your code paste above you've not got a namespace on the fixture class, was that just an omission in your question? If not try to add it into `namespace Acme\WhateverBundle\DataFixtures\ORM;` — Kasheen, Nov 17 '11 at 20:54
also, make sure the bundle is initialized in your `AppKernel.php` — JamesHalsall, Nov 18 '11 at 13:03
Yes, I did have a namespace and missed it when I copy and pasted that code. And yes, the bundle is initialized in AppKernel too. Weird thing today: I updated to Symfony 2.0.5 and then later on retried my load and it worked! Perhaps I had to clear out cache (I thought I had already done that). Also switched to using the AbstractFixture class and OrderedFixtureInterface. Wish I knew what "fixed" it :-) — Eno, Nov 18 '11 at 19:42
I resolved the same problem just now try this https://stackoverflow.com/a/47623728/1093932 :) — zatamine, Dec 03 '17 at 22:01

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 19 '11 at 00:59

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Nothing wrong with the file naming, or my configuration: I simply forgot to put

<?php

at the top of my file :-D

answered Nov 19 '11 at 00:59

Eno

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