Error when emailing invoice

beachlifemarketing · July 27, 2017, 7:51am

Kovah, thanks for adding it into the developer portal.

Musa: I’ve taken your suggestions and applied it… But it was not successful. Still receiving the same error.

HighTechDad · July 27, 2017, 3:37pm

@Kovah Having read through some other threads on this same issue, I think it may have to do with badly formed HTML in the email. I tried to make the HTML fairly strict (paragraph marks surrounding text) and it worked fine. But when I think I had empty paragraph tags (with nothing in between the open and close tags), it seemed to through that error. Might be worth testing that scenario.

Voymacao · September 13, 2017, 8:07pm

Same problem here, appeared when i updated to the latest 1.5.4 (from 1.5.3 version).
I’m new to Invoiceplain and i love it, installed it just a week ago and it was running smoothly but now this happened. Checked what people above suggest but it doesn’t seem to help. Any help much appreciated.

Chris1 · October 4, 2017, 7:54am

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: unlink(/usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/uploads/temp/mpdf): Is a directory

Filename: helpers/mpdf_helper.php

Line Number: 117

Backtrace:

File: /usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/application/helpers/mpdf_helper.php
Line: 117
Function: unlink

File: /usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/application/helpers/pdf_helper.php
Line: 254
Function: pdf_create

File: /usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/application/helpers/mailer_helper.php
Line: 92
Function: generate_quote_pdf

File: /usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/application/modules/mailer/controllers/Mailer.php
Line: 208
Function: email_quote

File: /usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/index.php
Line: 327
Function: require_once
A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/vendor/codeigniter/framework/system/core/Exceptions.php:271)

Filename: helpers/url_helper.php

Line Number: 564

Backtrace:

File: /usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/application/modules/mailer/controllers/Mailer.php
Line: 213
Function: redirect

File: /usr/www/users/casabqsejr/invoice/index.php
Line: 327
Function: require_once

I’ve notice it’s only the Quotes that does this problem for me i did disable all templates and its still not working but when i send a invoice it works fine. please assist if possible. Thanks

Chris1 · October 4, 2017, 9:22am

i made a temporary fix on directory “/application/helpers/mpdf_helper.php” i comment out the line 117 will have to see in the logs for more errors hope it works for someone who find more errors like this.

// unlink(UPLOADS_FOLDER . ‘temp/’ . $file);

Chris1 · October 4, 2017, 10:10am

Found a solution with some help of good friends hope it works for you

under directory “/application/helpers/mpdf_helper.php” made some adjustments

$mpdf->Output(UPLOADS_FOLDER . ‘temp/’ . $filename . ‘.pdf’, ‘F’);

    // Housekeeping
    // Delete any files in temp/ directory that are >1 hrs old
    $interval = 3600;
    if ($handle = @opendir(preg_replace('/\/$/', '',UPLOADS_FOLDER . 'temp/'))) {

        while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
          if (($file != '..') && ($file != '.') && !is_dir($file) && ((filemtime(UPLOADS_FOLDER . 'temp/' . $file) + $interval) < time()) && (substr($file, 0, 1) !== '.') && ($file != 'remove.txt')) { // mPDF 5.7.3

              unlink(UPLOADS_FOLDER . 'temp/' . $file);
            }
        }
        closedir($handle);
    }

myedgy · November 18, 2017, 2:15pm

Hello @Kovah

Thank you for your release. I saw your fixed a bug with the quotes sending emails. But still the issue is present when i’m trying to send the quote invoice.

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: unlink(/uploads/temp/mpdf): Is a directory

Filename: helpers/mpdf_helper.php

Line Number: 133

Backtrace:

File: /application/helpers/mpdf_helper.php
Line: 133
Function: unlink

File: /application/helpers/pdf_helper.php
Line: 257
Function: pdf_create

File: /application/helpers/mailer_helper.php
Line: 110
Function: generate_quote_pdf

File: /application/modules/mailer/controllers/Mailer.php
Line: 208
Function: email_quote

File: /index.php
Line: 327
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Notice

Message: Undefined property: stdClass::$invoice_date_due

Filename: helpers/template_helper.php

Line Number: 30

Backtrace:

File: /application/helpers/template_helper.php
Line: 30
Function: _error_handler

File: /application/helpers/mailer_helper.php
Line: 114
Function: parse_template

File: /application/modules/mailer/controllers/Mailer.php
Line: 208
Function: email_quote

File: /index.php
Line: 327
Function: require_once

An uncaught Exception was encountered

Type: Error

Message: Call to a member function format() on boolean

Filename: /application/helpers/date_helper.php

Line Number: 86

Backtrace:

File: /application/helpers/template_helper.php
Line: 30
Function: date_from_mysql

File: /application/helpers/mailer_helper.php
Line: 114
Function: parse_template

File: /application/modules/mailer/controllers/Mailer.php
Line: 208
Function: email_quote

File: /index.php
Line: 327
Function: require_once

Is their a quick fix to do?

PS: it’s only with the quote invoice, normal invoice can be send by email as normal.
PSS: Above “solution” of @Chris1 does not fix it. I just tried that.

John_Davison · December 1, 2017, 7:52pm

Just to expand on Chris1’s post…

I basically commented out the following code

 // Housekeeping
        // Delete any files in temp/ directory that are >1 hrs old
        /*$interval = 3600;
        if ($handle = @opendir(preg_replace('/\/$/', '', './uploads/temp/'))) {
            while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
                if (
                    $file && !in_array($file, ['..', '.', 'remove.txt'])
                    && !is_dir($file) && (substr($file, 0, 1) !== '.')
                    && (filemtime('./uploads/temp/' . $file) + $interval) < time()) {
                        unlink(UPLOADS_FOLDER . 'temp/' . $file);
                }
            }
            closedir($handle);
        } */

It looks like this piece of code clears any quote pdf’s stored in the temp directory when sending a quote? I will do that manually for now. Quote email seems to send fine now.

trexanh · January 19, 2018, 4:06am

I still have this error. Don’t know why?
Is v1.5.5 fixed this?

Kovah · January 19, 2018, 3:03pm

1.5.5 will fix this but you may have to wait for the release as I have no time for reviews and a new release.

groupewibi · January 26, 2018, 4:30pm

Hi. No, i don’t think the v1.5.5 is fixing it. Actually, there is no error while sending invoice, but for me it appearing while sending quote only. Is there is any fix for that ?

twoup · January 27, 2018, 9:08am

Hi,
When you upgraded to 1.5.5, did you also upgrade to PHP7x (not 7.2) and install/enable the required php extensions?
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trexanh · January 29, 2018, 3:59am

I upgrade to 1.5.5 and my PHP is PHP 7.1.13, all extensions enable that InvoicePlane required. But I always send quotation error. don’t know why?

twoup · January 29, 2018, 11:04am

After upgrading, did you update the tables by re-renabling “setup” in ipconfig.php then viditing invoiceplaneurl/indes.php/setup/?

Please enable debug mode and post the output to the IP paste site (remove any full URLs and base paths. Instructions for enabling debug can be found in the FAQ.

trexanh · January 30, 2018, 8:04am

I didn’t mention about the upgrade. I downloaded the latest version and set up a new site with instruction.
But when send email for quotation it have an error like @groupewibi
Do I need hard code for this error to send email because I need my business running smoothly?

Maxime_GRIMLER · January 30, 2018, 10:40am

Have you setup correctly the permission for the folder (especially /uploads ?)

Moreover have you the folder mpdf in uploads/temp like specified in the error ?

Edit : I try to reproduce the errors but nothing happens for me
In the application\views\quote_templates\pdf you can confirm that you have one file/template right ?

Edit2 : what I can tell you for sure is that the block which leads to the first error is removed/fixed at the next update which should be released soon normally

trexanh · January 31, 2018, 3:06am

I followed instruction, so the permission for folders or files is correct.
The folder mpdf existed in uploads/temp like the error that we discuss from the beginning of this topic.
And in application/views/quote_templates/pdf have the default template of InvoicePlane.

Maxime_GRIMLER · January 31, 2018, 8:02am

The only thing I can tell you is
https://community2.invoiceplane.com/t/topic/5702/4

Wait for the next release it should be fixed

I can’t reproduce the bugs on my side so it’s difficult to find the correct fix

davemurray · February 1, 2018, 5:29pm

Hi, I just installed InvoicePlane, and I also get this error

"A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: unlink(/home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/uploads/temp/mpdf): Is a directory

Filename: helpers/mpdf_helper.php

Line Number: 133

Backtrace:

File: /home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/application/helpers/mpdf_helper.php
Line: 133
Function: unlink

File: /home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/application/helpers/pdf_helper.php
Line: 257
Function: pdf_create

File: /home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/application/helpers/mailer_helper.php
Line: 110
Function: generate_quote_pdf

File: /home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/application/modules/mailer/controllers/Mailer.php
Line: 208
Function: email_quote

File: /home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/index.php
Line: 327
Function: require_once
A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/vendor/codeigniter/framework/system/core/Exceptions.php:271)

Filename: helpers/url_helper.php

Line Number: 564

Backtrace:

File: /home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/application/modules/mailer/controllers/Mailer.php
Line: 213
Function: redirect

File: /home1/dmuirragui/public_html/cotizador/index.php
Line: 327
Function: require_once"

Thanks in advance for the help to fix it

Philomena · February 3, 2018, 5:22pm

I get the error page when sending a quote but the email does actually send out the quote