I have run into an interesting problem with using static variables in classes and accessing them. In this example I am using PSR-4 loading.
At the top of my file I have the usual
use Networks\ConfigHandlers\ServicesConfig
followed by
class Authenticate{
...
function __construct(){
$this->fullTokenExpireTimeExtend = ServicesConfig::$timeUnits['halfday'];
$this->standardTokenExpireTimeExtend= ServicesConfig::$timeUnits['twoday'];
$this->simpleTokenExpireTimeExtend = ServicesConfig::$timeUnits['week'];
}
...
}
In dev this code executes fine without problems. In production however it throws an error:
PHP Fatal error: Class 'Networks\\ConfigHandlers\\ServicesConfig' not found in /var/www/html/public/v1/Authenticate.php on line 151
line 151 contains:
$this->fullTokenExpireTimeExtend = ServicesConfig::$timeUnits['halfday'];
from above.
ServicesConfig.php looks like this (Edited down to parts in question):
<? namespace Networks\ConfigHandlers;
/**
* Configuration.
* @package xxxxx
* @author xxxxx
* @category Config
* @copyright (c) 2013-2016, xxxxx
*/
class ServicesConfig{
/**
* The time units in seconds
* @var array
*/
public static $timeUnits = array(
'second' => 1,
'quarterminute' => 15,
'halfminute' => 30,
'minute' => 60,
'fiveminutes' => 300, // 60*5 Seconds
'tenminutes' => 600, // 60*5*2 Seconds
'quarterhour' => 900, // 60*5*3 Seconds
'halfhour' => 1800, // 60*30 Seconds
'hour' => 3600, // 60*60 seconds
'halfday' => 43200, // 60*60*12 seconds
'day' => 86400, // 60*60*24 seconds
'twoday' => 172800, // 60*60*24*2 seconds
'week' => 604800, // 60*60*24*7 seconds
'month' => 2592000, // 60*60*24*30 seconds
'year' => 31536000 // 60*60*24*365 seconds
);
}
What I can't figure out is why this would be happening in production yet works flawlessly in dev. Locally I am running PHP 5.5 on a mac and in production 5.5 on CentOS so I don't believe its a syntactical error due to version, I could be wrong of course.
I checked to make sure the file is in the directory, cross checked names, and it is all as it should be. I have also checked the classmap to make sure it is registered, and it is.
One of the theories I have is that ServicesConfig has to be instantiated first in __construct() before calling ServicesConfig... But if that were the case, wouldn't the same hold true in dev? Have not tried it just yet since My understanding is a little shaky in this area and would rather get a concrete answer to completely understand what and why.
Any explanations for this variation in outcome? I'm stumped.
