Title: Fatal error with WP-CLI
Last modified: November 19, 2024

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# Fatal error with WP-CLI

 *  Resolved [ben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benharri/)
 * (@benharri)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-with-wp-cli/)
 *     ```wp-block-code
       ben@odin /v/w/tcpinball.org [1]> wp plugin auto-updates enable wp-api-privacy                                                                            0.450sPHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: Call to a member function get() on null in /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-content/object-cache.php:2499Stack trace:#0 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/option.php(612): wp_cache_get()#1 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/option.php(164): wp_load_alloptions()#2 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(63): get_option()#3 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(165): get_locale()#4 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(1340): determine_locale()#5 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(1385): _load_textdomain_just_in_time()#6 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(194): get_translations_for_domain()#7 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(306): translate()#8 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-content/object-cache.php(796): __()#9 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-content/object-cache.php(2356): WP_Object_Cache::has_sqlite()#10 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/load.php(868): wp_cache_init()#11 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-settings.php(146): wp_start_object_cache()#12 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(1363): require('...')#13 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(1282): WP_CLI\Runner->load_wordpress()#14 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Bootstrap/LaunchRunner.php(28): WP_CLI\Runner->start()#15 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/bootstrap.php(83): WP_CLI\Bootstrap\LaunchRunner->process()#16 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/wp-cli.php(32): WP_CLI\bootstrap()#17 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/php/boot-phar.php(20): include('...')#18 /usr/local/bin/wp(4): include('...')#19 {main}  thrown in /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-content/object-cache.php on line 2499Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function get() on null in /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-content/object-cache.php:2499Stack trace:#0 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/option.php(612): wp_cache_get()#1 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/option.php(164): wp_load_alloptions()#2 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(63): get_option()#3 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(165): get_locale()#4 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(1340): determine_locale()#5 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(1385): _load_textdomain_just_in_time()#6 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(194): get_translations_for_domain()#7 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/l10n.php(306): translate()#8 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-content/object-cache.php(796): __()#9 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-content/object-cache.php(2356): WP_Object_Cache::has_sqlite()#10 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-includes/load.php(868): wp_cache_init()#11 /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-settings.php(146): wp_start_object_cache()#12 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(1363): require('...')#13 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(1282): WP_CLI\Runner->load_wordpress()#14 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Bootstrap/LaunchRunner.php(28): WP_CLI\Runner->start()#15 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/bootstrap.php(83): WP_CLI\Bootstrap\LaunchRunner->process()#16 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/wp-cli.php(32): WP_CLI\bootstrap()#17 phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/php/boot-phar.php(20): include('...')#18 /usr/local/bin/wp(4): include('...')#19 {main}  thrown in /var/www/tcpinball.org/wp-content/object-cache.php on line 2499Error: There has been a critical error on this website.Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress. There has been a critical error on this website.
       ```
   
 * Looks like the global is not initialized at this point in the WP-CLI call stack
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffatal-error-with-wp-cli%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [ben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benharri/)
 * (@benharri)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-with-wp-cli/#post-18146852)
 * Never mind, I was running as the wrong user. Not a bug.
 *  Plugin Author [OllieJones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olliejones/)
 * (@olliejones)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-with-wp-cli/#post-18147350)
 * Thanks for following up. I do that all the time with wp-cli. I’m trying to figure
   out how to make the plugin less sensitive to that.
 *  Thread Starter [ben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benharri/)
 * (@benharri)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-with-wp-cli/#post-18149941)
 * Would be great to have a more informative error message 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [ben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benharri/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-with-wp-cli/#post-18149941)
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