Fatal error: Cannot redeclare views_views_plugins

By cmccluskey on 1 Apr 2013 at 23:40 UTC

I built a site on my local computer, using xammp and it worked fine. I uploaded it to my host temp server and initially ran into a memory error. I had Cox (the host) up the php.ini and now I am getting an error reading, "Fatal error: Cannot redeclare views_views_plugins() (previously declared in /data/1/0/2/121/2284/user/39073/htdocs/sites/all/modules/views/includes/plugins.inc:15) in /data/1/0/2/121/2284/user/39073/htdocs/sites/all/modules/modules/views/includes/plugins.inc on line 402"

I searched this issue and found some similar but nothing on point. Site is located at http://0000uvl.previewcoxhosting.com/. Can anyone help?

Comments

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare views_views_plugins() (previously

cosimo86 commented 12 June 2013 at 21:44

The very same thing happened to me.

I uploaded my website on a GreenGeeks server, got the php memory error which has been fixed by the staff. Then, I cleared the cache and this error showed:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare views_views_plugins() (previously declared in /home/arcadia1/public_html/includes/sites/all/modules/views/includes/plugins.inc:15) in /home/arcadia1/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/includes/plugins.inc on line 402

How can this be?

You must run update.php

Triumphent commented 21 August 2013 at 00:36

The very same thing just happened to me after transferring my website to another hosting company.

You must run update.php.

Since I was logged out, the way I resolved this is as follows: I typed in the url box www.example.com/update.php (www.example.com being your site's name. If it's on your local machine, I guess it is something like localhost/update.php.)

If your settings.ini file is properly configured, you should get an access denied message. In that case, go to the directory (sites/default) and open the settings.ini file. Look for the line $update_free_access = FALSE;
and change it to TRUE. Run update.php again. You will find a link at the bottom of the result page sending you to the front page. Click on it and your site is back in business. :)

CAUTION: Go to your settings.ini file again and change the TRUE back to FALSE again.

Thanks!... that fixed it for

CProfessionals commented 27 November 2013 at 00:14

Thanks!... that fixed it for me!

You must run update.php

ricardobabe commented 16 October 2014 at 16:29

Thanks so much, it worked for me.

Thanks

zenmetro commented 29 November 2014 at 10:14

Thanks for best solution

(NB. It's settings.php not

namwebs commented 15 January 2015 at 18:39

(NB. It's settings.php not settings.ini as noted by Triumphent.)

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

This happened to me after upgrading my hosting package with bluehost from shared to pro. A multisite, with 6 sites. Strangely, 4 of them were fine but 2 of them needed update.php to be run as described above.

Yes, you are correct.

Triumphent commented 17 January 2015 at 17:59

Yes, you are correct.

It is settings.php, not settings.ini

Sorry for the typo and thank you for pointing it out.

thank you thank you thank you

hendrohwibowo commented 5 January 2017 at 06:52

thank you thank you thank you.... :))

Duplicate Modules

joelhsmith commented 8 June 2015 at 15:43

This error can also be caused by having duplicate modules. For example one copy is in /sites/default/modules and a different copy in /sites/all/modules . The duplicate module might not be Views. Any duplicate module has the potential to cause this error.