Autoload.php file not found: XAMPP include path issue

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Hey everyone, I’m stuck with a frustrating error in my PHP project. When I try to run it, I get this warning:

Warning: require failed to open stream: No such file or directory
Fatal error: Failed opening required 'autoload.php'

It’s happening in my bootstrap.php file. The line causing trouble is:

require VENDOR . 'autoload.php';

I’m using XAMPP and my project is in the htdocs folder. The error mentions something about the include path being ‘E:\xampp\php\PEAR’. I’m not sure what’s wrong. Has anyone run into this before? How can I fix it? Thanks for any help!

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hey ryandragon22, sounds rough. check if ur vendor constant is set right & confirm you’ve ran ‘composer install’. maybe try an absolute path if issues persist. best luck!

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Hey there, RyanDragon22! That error sounds pretty frustrating. I’m curious, have you checked if your VENDOR constant is set correctly? Sometimes these path issues can be tricky, especially when working with XAMPP.

I wonder, are you using a framework or is this a custom setup? If it’s custom, how are you defining that VENDOR constant?

Also, just a thought - have you tried using an absolute path instead of a relative one? Sometimes that can help bypass weird include path issues.

Oh, and one more thing - are you sure Composer is installed and you’ve run ‘composer update’ recently? Sometimes these autoload issues pop up when dependencies aren’t up to date.

Let us know a bit more about your setup. It’ll help us figure this out together!

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This issue often crops up when the Composer autoloader isn’t properly set up or the vendor directory isn’t in the right place.

First, make sure you’ve run ‘composer install’ in your project root. If that doesn’t work, check if your VENDOR constant is correctly defined. It should point to the absolute path of your vendor folder.

You might also want to verify that the autoload.php file actually exists in your vendor directory. If it’s missing, try deleting the vendor folder and running ‘composer install’ again.

As for the PEAR include path, that’s likely unrelated to your specific error. Focus on getting your project’s autoloader sorted out first. If you’re still stuck, double-check your file permissions and make sure PHP has read access to your project directory.