HELP: Failed to update from craft CMS 3.9.6. to ^4

[boldpaul]

Im following the craft docs on upgrading from 3 to 4. My update process is as follow:

1. Update Craft 3 and plugins to the latest (in Control Panel)
2. Update Craft CMS through Control Panel to the latest available version
3. Update all the remaining plugins through Control Panel to the latest available version
4. Edit your project’s composer.json to require "craftcms/cms": "^4.0.0" and Craft-4-compatible plugins all at once
5. Run ddev composer update
6. Edit .env, db.php, general.php as to include 'CRAFT_' where necessary.
7. Run ddev php craft migrate/all

Now i get this error:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "Yii" not found in /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php:107

Here's my composer.json:

{
    "require": {
        "craftcms/ckeditor": "3.8.3",
        "craftcms/cms": "^4.3.8.1",
        "craftcms/redactor": "3.0.4",
        "dolphiq/redirect": "2.0.0",
        "doublesecretagency/craft-siteswitcher": "2.3.0",
        "doublesecretagency/craft-viewcount": "1.2.3",
        "ether/tags": "2.0.0",
        "mmikkel/retcon": "2.8.1",
        "mutation/translate": "4.0.2",
        "putyourlightson/craft-entry-count": "3.0.1",
        "topshelfcraft/wordsmith": "4.5.0",
        "verbb/knock-knock": "2.0.12",
        "verbb/super-table": "3.0.14",
        "vlucas/phpdotenv": "^3.4.0",
        "yiisoft/yii2-symfonymailer": "^3.0"
    },
    "require-dev": {
        "yiisoft/yii2-shell": "^2.0.3"
    },
    "autoload": {
        "psr-4": {
            "modules\\": "modules/"
        }
    },
    "config": {
        "sort-packages": true,
        "optimize-autoloader": true,
        "platform": {
            "php": "8.0.2"
        },
        "allow-plugins": {
            "yiisoft/yii2-composer": true,
            "craftcms/plugin-installer": true
        }
    },
    "scripts": {
        "post-root-package-install": [
            "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
        ]
    },
    "repositories": [
        {
            "type": "composer",
            "url": "https://composer.craftcms.com",
            "canonical": false
        }
    ]
}

[brandonkelly]

Search for that error within storage/logs/, and can you post the stack trace that follows it?

[boldpaul]

i commented this line out from general.php and it worked:
'useProjectConfigFile' => false,

Here's the stack trace:

PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: Class "Yii" not found in /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php:107
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/Model.php(110): yii\base\BaseObject->__construct(Array)
#1 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Component.php(747): craft\base\Model->behaviors()
#2 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Component.php(205): yii\base\Component->ensureBehaviors()
#3 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/BaseConfig.php(84): yii\base\Component->__set('useProjectConfi...', false)
#4 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/GeneralConfig.php(3268): craft\config\BaseConfig->__set('useProjectConfi...', false)
#5 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/helpers/App.php(1427): craft\config\GeneralConfig->__set('useProjectConfi...', false)
#6 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/Model.php(84): craft\helpers\App::configure(Object(craft\config\GeneralConfig), Array)
#7 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/BaseConfig.php(52): craft\base\Model->__construct(Array)
#8 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(176): craft\config\BaseConfig->__construct(Array)
#9 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(102): craft\services\Config->_createConfigObj('general', 'general', NULL)
#10 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(242): craft\services\Config->getConfigSettings('general')
#11 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/bootstrap.php(66): craft\services\Config->getGeneral()
#12 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/console.php(42): require('/var/www/html/v...')
#13 /var/www/html/craft(22): require('/var/www/html/v...')
#14 {main}
  thrown in /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php on line 107
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "Yii" not found in /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php:107
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/Model.php(110): yii\base\BaseObject->__construct(Array)
#1 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Component.php(747): craft\base\Model->behaviors()
#2 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Component.php(205): yii\base\Component->ensureBehaviors()
#3 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/BaseConfig.php(84): yii\base\Component->__set('useProjectConfi...', false)
#4 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/GeneralConfig.php(3268): craft\config\BaseConfig->__set('useProjectConfi...', false)
#5 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/helpers/App.php(1427): craft\config\GeneralConfig->__set('useProjectConfi...', false)
#6 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/Model.php(84): craft\helpers\App::configure(Object(craft\config\GeneralConfig), Array)
#7 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/BaseConfig.php(52): craft\base\Model->__construct(Array)
#8 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(176): craft\config\BaseConfig->__construct(Array)
#9 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(102): craft\services\Config->_createConfigObj('general', 'general', NULL)
#10 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(242): craft\services\Config->getConfigSettings('general')
#11 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/bootstrap.php(66): craft\services\Config->getGeneral()
#12 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/console.php(42): require('/var/www/html/v...')
#13 /var/www/html/craft(22): require('/var/www/html/v...')
#14 {main}
  thrown in /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php on line 107
Failed to run php craft update all: exit status 255

[alexjcollins]

In case it's helpful, I had a similar (same?) issue this morning when upgrading and tracked it down to the fact that I hadn't removed useProjectConfigFile from my general.php config file.
I think the error was marginally easier to determine in 4.10.x than in 4.11.

For posterity, this is the error i see in 4.11:

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "Yii" not found in /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php:107 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/Model.php(110): yii\base\BaseObject->__construct(Array) #1 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Component.php(747): craft\base\Model->behaviors() #2 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Component.php(205): yii\base\Component->ensureBehaviors() #3 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/BaseConfig.php(84): yii\base\Component->__set('useProjectConfi...', true) #4 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/GeneralConfig.php(3268): craft\config\BaseConfig->__set('useProjectConfi...', true) #5 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/helpers/App.php(1427): craft\config\GeneralConfig->__set('useProjectConfi...', true) #6 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/Model.php(84): craft\helpers\App::configure(Object(craft\config\GeneralConfig), Array) #7 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/BaseConfig.php(52): craft\base\Model->__construct(Array) #8 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(176): craft\config\BaseConfig->__construct(Array) #9 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(102): craft\services\Config->_createConfigObj('general', 'general', NULL) #10 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(242): craft\services\Config->getConfigSettings('general') #11 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/bootstrap.php(66): craft\services\Config->getGeneral() #12 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/web.php(40): require('/var/www/html/v...') #13 /var/www/html/web/index.php(46): require('/var/www/html/v...') #14 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php on line 107

vs 4.10:

An Error occurred while handling another error:
yii\base\UnknownPropertyException: Invalid general config setting: useProjectConfigFile. You can set custom config settings from config/custom.php. in /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/GeneralConfig.php:3250
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/BaseYii.php(557): craft\config\GeneralConfig->__set('useProjectConfi...', true)
#1 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php(107): yii\BaseYii::configure(Object(craft\config\GeneralConfig), Array)
#2 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/Model.php(78): yii\base\BaseObject->__construct(Array)
#3 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/BaseConfig.php(52): craft\base\Model->__construct(Array)
#4 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(156): craft\config\BaseConfig->__construct(Array)
#5 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(97): craft\services\Config->_createConfigObj('general')
#6 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(221): craft\services\Config->getConfigSettings('general')
#7 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/helpers/App.php(1110): craft\services\Config->getGeneral()
#8 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/app.web.php(18): craft\helpers\App::webRequestConfig()
#9 [internal function]: {closure}()
#10 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/Container.php(633): call_user_func_array(Object(Closure), Array)
#11 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/BaseYii.php(349): yii\di\Container->invoke(Object(Closure), Array)
#12 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/ServiceLocator.php(137): yii\BaseYii::createObject(Object(Closure))
#13 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Module.php(766): yii\di\ServiceLocator->get('request', true)
#14 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/Application.php(359): yii\base\Module->get('request', true)
#15 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/Application.php(160): craft\web\Application->get('request')
#16 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/helpers/App.php(1091): yii\web\Application->getRequest()
#17 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/app.php(253): craft\helpers\App::viewConfig()
#18 [internal function]: {closure}()
#19 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/Container.php(633): call_user_func_array(Object(Closure), Array)
#20 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/BaseYii.php(349): yii\di\Container->invoke(Object(Closure), Array)
#21 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/ServiceLocator.php(137): yii\BaseYii::createObject(Object(Closure))
#22 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Module.php(766): yii\di\ServiceLocator->get('view', true)
#23 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/Application.php(359): yii\base\Module->get('view', true)
#24 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Application.php(560): craft\web\Application->get('view')
#25 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/ErrorHandler.php(267): yii\base\Application->getView()
#26 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/ErrorHandler.php(126): yii\web\ErrorHandler->renderFile('@yii/views/erro...', Array)
#27 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/ErrorHandler.php(192): yii\web\ErrorHandler->renderException(Object(yii\base\UnknownPropertyException))
#28 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/ErrorHandler.php(152): craft\web\ErrorHandler->renderException(Object(yii\base\UnknownPropertyException))
#29 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/ErrorHandler.php(66): yii\base\ErrorHandler->handleException(Object(yii\base\UnknownPropertyException))
#30 [internal function]: craft\web\ErrorHandler->handleException(Object(yii\base\UnknownPropertyException))
#31 {main}
Previous exception:
yii\base\UnknownPropertyException: Invalid general config setting: useProjectConfigFile. You can set custom config settings from config/custom.php. in /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/GeneralConfig.php:3250
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/BaseYii.php(557): craft\config\GeneralConfig->__set('useProjectConfi...', true)
#1 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php(107): yii\BaseYii::configure(Object(craft\config\GeneralConfig), Array)
#2 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/Model.php(78): yii\base\BaseObject->__construct(Array)
#3 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/BaseConfig.php(52): craft\base\Model->__construct(Array)
#4 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(156): craft\config\BaseConfig->__construct(Array)
#5 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(97): craft\services\Config->_createConfigObj('general')
#6 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/services/Config.php(221): craft\services\Config->getConfigSettings('general')
#7 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/helpers/App.php(1110): craft\services\Config->getGeneral()
#8 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/config/app.web.php(18): craft\helpers\App::webRequestConfig()
#9 [internal function]: {closure}()
#10 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/Container.php(633): call_user_func_array(Object(Closure), Array)
#11 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/BaseYii.php(349): yii\di\Container->invoke(Object(Closure), Array)
#12 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/ServiceLocator.php(137): yii\BaseYii::createObject(Object(Closure))
#13 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Module.php(766): yii\di\ServiceLocator->get('request', true)
#14 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/Application.php(359): yii\base\Module->get('request', true)
#15 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/Application.php(160): craft\web\Application->get('request')
#16 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/base/ApplicationTrait.php(1552): yii\web\Application->getRequest()
#17 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/Application.php(102): craft\web\Application->_preInit()
#18 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php(109): craft\web\Application->init()
#19 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Application.php(204): yii\base\BaseObject->__construct(Array)
#20 [internal function]: yii\base\Application->__construct(Array)
#21 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/Container.php(419): ReflectionClass->newInstanceArgs(Array)
#22 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/Container.php(170): yii\di\Container->build('craft\\web\\Appli...', Array, Array)
#23 /var/www/html/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/BaseYii.php(365): yii\di\Container->get('craft\\web\\Appli...', Array, Array)
#24 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/Craft.php(59): yii\BaseYii::createObject(Array, Array)
#25 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/bootstrap.php(264): Craft::createObject(Array)
#26 /var/www/html/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/web.php(40): require('/var/www/html/v...')
#27 /var/www/html/web/index.php(46): require('/var/www/html/v...')
#28 {main}

[boldpaul]

Thanks, this worked!

[alexjcollins]

Glad it was helpful!

[brandonkelly]

Craft 4.11.2 and 5.3.3 are out now with a fix for this – going forward a more helpful error message will be output instead:

Invalid general config setting: useProjectConfigFile. You can set custom config settings from config/custom.php