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PHP

Fatal error: Cannot declare class Recipe, because the name is already

hi i am getting this error for php

Fatal error: Cannot declare class Recipe, because the name is already in use in C:\Users\nafu1\PhpstormProjects\untitled\Recipes.php on line 3 when i use include("inc/Recipe.php ");

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, Nafis Ishtiaque! It sounds like for some reason it's trying to load that file twice. Instead of the include statement, try this:

require_once("inc/Recipe.php ");

Let me know if that helps! :sparkles: