Title: PHP Warning: Undefined array key “REQUEST_METHOD”
Last modified: May 1, 2026

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# PHP Warning: Undefined array key “REQUEST_METHOD”

 *  [Weißbeck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hugomaulwurf/)
 * (@hugomaulwurf)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-undefined-array-key-request_method-3/)
 *     ```wp-block-code
       Hi,I'm getting the following PHP Warning in my error log:PHP Warning: Undefined array key "REQUEST_METHOD" in .../ninjafirewall/lib/class-firewall-log.php on line 143Environment:- WordPress Version: 6.9.4- NinjaFirewall Version: 4.8.5  - PHP Version: 8.4.20- Server: NginxEverything seems to work fine but the warning spam the error log.Is there a fix or workaround available?Thanks!
       ```
   
    -  This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by [Weißbeck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hugomaulwurf/).

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bruandet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bruandet/)
 * (@bruandet)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-undefined-array-key-request_method-3/#post-18897074)
 * That request seems to come from a command line tool (PHP CLI) not from an HTTP
   request, because the `$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']` environment variable is missing.
   
   Do you have any idea who/what triggers that request ?

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 * Last activity: [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-undefined-array-key-request_method-3/#post-18897074)
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