Framework: Uncaught exception 'Illuminate\Contracts\Container\BindingResolutionException'

[PhillippOhlandt]

Hey,

when I install a fresh version of Laravel 5.1 through the Installer and run phpunit I get:

Fatal error: Call to undefined method PHPUnit_Framework_TestResult::warningCount() in /home/vagrant/.composer/vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/TextUI/ResultPrinter.php on line 185
PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught exception 'Illuminate\Contracts\Container\BindingResolutionException' with message 'Target [Illuminate\Contracts\Debug\ExceptionHandler] is not instantiable.' in /home/vagrant/Private/test/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php:745
Stack trace:
#0 /home/vagrant/Private/test/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php(627): Illuminate\Container\Container->build('Illuminate\\Cont...', Array)
#1 /home/vagrant/Private/test/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php(674): Illuminate\Container\Container->make('Illuminate\\Cont...', Array)
#2 /home/vagrant/Private/test/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php(154): Illuminate\Foundation\Application->make('Illuminate\\Cont...')
#3 /home/vagrant/Private/test/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php(79): Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions->getExceptionHandler()
#4 /home/vagrant/Private/test/vendor/ in /home/vagrant/Private/test/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php on line 745

Same error on php7.0 and php5.6.

[GrahamCampbell]

What version of phpunit?

[GrahamCampbell]

Only 4.x, and 5.0 are known to work with laravel.

[GrahamCampbell]

5.1+ don't work correctly atm.

[PhillippOhlandt]

php 5.6.13 and laravel 5.1.23

[darthmaim]

What version of phpunit?

[PhillippOhlandt]

PHPUnit 4.8.19

[GrahamCampbell]

Hmmm. Thanks for reporting. Ping @taylorotwell.

[crynobone]

when I install a fresh version of Laravel 5.1 through the Installer

The installer doesn't generate .env, and most likely due to APP_KEY not being set due to the missing file, PHPUnit throws this exception.

Could you try running:

composer run-script post-root-package-install
php artisan key:generate

and run phpunit again.

[PhillippOhlandt]

@crynobone the .env file was generated with the installer, see:

Phillipps-MacBook-Pro ~/Private/Code/test$ cat .env
APP_ENV=local
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_KEY=V4Y9bY6YFVHzPQEALF2qzfz3IqbUAuDW

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret

CACHE_DRIVER=file
SESSION_DRIVER=file
QUEUE_DRIVER=sync

MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=2525
MAIL_USERNAME=null
MAIL_PASSWORD=null
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null

[crynobone]

Works fine with composer create-project.

[PhillippOhlandt]

Weird, tried it with 'composer create-project' and got the same error.

[PhillippOhlandt]

When i try it inside the vagrant vm, then it works, lol. But the version installed by the laravel Installer still fails.

[crynobone]

could it be something installed in your composer global that could trigger the problem. That would explain why it work fine in vagrant vm.

[PhillippOhlandt]

I dont think so because the installer version fails and the composer create-project doesn't fail in the vm. But what's the difference?

[PhillippOhlandt]

Another weird thing is: I have to use 'sudo' on the laravel installer one when i run phpunit.

[PhillippOhlandt]

I solved it!

First I had to remove the vendor folder and install everything again, then I had to remove phpunit globally and set an alias for phpunit so it uses the local phpunit from the vendor folder. Now everything work.

[husonghua]

The removal of vendor folder did not work for me. However, I was able to resolve the issue by upgrading phpunit from 4.8.19 to 5.0.

[PhillippOhlandt]

@husonghua I had to remove it because of wrong permissions on the binary. Reinstalling through composer set the right permissions then.

[AwesomeBobX64]

@phillippOhlandt, what version of PHPUnit are you using then? I'm having this problem when I run unit tests.

Laravel 5.1, PHPUnit 5.1.

[AwesomeBobX64]

Looks like a project my project lives inside had an autoloader which used their version of PHPUnit's files which were PHPUnit 5.0. Upgraded them to PHPUnit 5.1 and my issues are gone.

[driverInside]

I solved this issue in my computer changing the phpunit version in my composer.json file.
(I have composer installed in my home directory, so I edited ~/.composer/composer.json file)

"require": {
...
"phpunit/phpunit": "~4.0"
}

Cause is the default version when you create a project (via composer or laravel new).
I guess I had this trouble because phpunit called ~/.composer/vendor/bin instead the local project. Actually the error was throw in ~/.composer/vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/TextUI/ResultPrinter.php (See logs)

Then:

composer update 

At the end, I guess is more simple use vendor/bin directory to use phpunit

[matiux]

I use Debian with phpunit 5.1.3 installed as a command in my system and I have the same problem:
Call to undefined method PHPUnit_Framework_TestResult::warningCount() in /usr/share/php/PHPUnit/TextUI/ResultPrinter.php on line 185

How can I solve?

[christophelimpalair]

I had the same problem. Updating to 5.1.3 fixed it for me.

[JSheils]

I had the same problem and solved it by upgrading to phpunit 5.3.2. I suspect it has less to do with the version than with re-installing phpunit after maybe composer missed something the first time.

[canaan5]

is there no real fix for this error yet?

[priyanganamal]

ResultPrinter.php issue has been fixed in newer versions. My issue is fixed after updating version of phpunit to 5.0 in composer.json and composer update.

"phpunit/phpunit": "~5.0",

[tpraxl]

I can confirm that updating in composer.json works.
My issue was:

• laravel 5.2.* application with homestead
• composer.json defined phpunit version to be ~4.0
• local (host) system: linux, phpunit version 4.8.23
• vagrant (guest) system: phpunit version 5.1.3 (installed with sudo apt-get install -y phpunit in {project-root}/after.sh)

phpunit would work when called on my local system, but not inside vagrant vm. Inside the vm it would fail with the message PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Illuminate\Contracts\Container\BindingResolutionException: Target [Illuminate\Contracts\Debug\ExceptionHandler] is not instantiable.

After changing composer.json to the below and running composer update, everything works fine again. Remember that I didn't touch my installed phpunit versions.

Update composer.json:

"require-dev": {
   [...]
   "phpunit/phpunit": "~5.0", 
   [...]
}

then run

composer update

Thanks for your hints. Helped me a lot.

[acidjazz]

@GrahamCampbell another example of why this issue still exists, people still running into it way after you've closed this. I even have this duplicated with phpunit 6