Symfony - Circular reference detected only only cache-clear prod - php

Question

somethings is weird with my cache:clear : in dev environment there's no error but if I did with cache:clear --env=prod , I've got a "Circular reference detected for service".
What's wrong ?
Copy of the stacktrace :
Exception trace:
() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2235
Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/ Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/ManagerRegistry.php:35
Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\ManagerRegistry->getService() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/doctrine/common/lib/D octrine/Common/Persistence/AbstractManagerRegistry.php:183
Doctrine\Common\Persistence\AbstractManagerRegistry->getManager() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/lexik/tra nslation-bundle/Lexik/Bundle/TranslationBundle/Storage/AbstractDoctrineStorage.php:48
Lexik\Bundle\TranslationBundle\Storage\AbstractDoctrineStorage->getManager() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendo r/lexik/translation-bundle/Lexik/Bundle/TranslationBundle/Storage/DoctrineORMStorage.php:19
Lexik\Bundle\TranslationBundle\Storage\DoctrineORMStorage->translationsTablesExist() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfo ny/vendor/lexik/translation-bundle/Lexik/Bundle/TranslationBundle/EventDispatcher/GetDatabaseResourcesListener.php: 41
Lexik\Bundle\TranslationBundle\EventDispatcher\GetDatabaseResourcesListener->onGetDatabaseResources() at n/a:n/a
call_user_func() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/Even tDispatcher.php:184
Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher->doDispatch() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/sym fony/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php:46
Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher->dispatch() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/lexik/transla tion-bundle/Lexik/Bundle/TranslationBundle/Translation/Translator.php:28
Lexik\Bundle\TranslationBundle\Translation\Translator->addDatabaseResources() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/ cache/pro_/appProdProjectContaine_.php:3871
appProdProjectContaine_->getLexikTranslation_TranslatorService() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootstrap.php .cache:2261
Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/cache/pro_/appProdProje ctContaine_.php:7820
appProdProjectContaine_->getTwigService() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2261
Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/cache/pro_/appProdProje ctContaine_.php:3908
appProdProjectContaine_->getMailManagerService() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2261
Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/cache/pro_/appProdProje ctContaine_.php:2025
appProdProjectContaine_->getFei_DoctrineListener_UserService() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootstrap.php.c ache:2261
Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/cache/pro_/appProdProje ctContaine_.php:1235
appProdProjectContaine_->getDoctrine_Dbal_DefaultConnectionService() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootstrap .php.cache:2261
Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/cache/pro_/appProdProje ctContaine_.php:1349
appProdProjectContaine_->getDoctrine_Orm_DefaultEntityManagerService() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootstr ap.php.cache:2261
Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/ Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/ManagerRegistry.php:35
Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\ManagerRegistry->getService() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/doctrine/common/lib/D octrine/Common/Persistence/AbstractManagerRegistry.php:231
Doctrine\Common\Persistence\AbstractManagerRegistry->getManagers() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/ symfony/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/CacheWarmer/ProxyCacheWarmer.php:49
Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\CacheWarmer\ProxyCacheWarmer->warmUp() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symf ony/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/CacheWarmer/CacheWarmerAggregate.php:48
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\CacheWarmer\CacheWarmerAggregate->warmUp() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootst rap.php.cache:2775
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel->initializeContainer() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/bootstrap.php.cache :2542
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel->boot() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bun dle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php:134
Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheClearCommand->warmup() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/ symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php:96
Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheClearCommand->execute() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony /symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php:241
Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfon y/Component/Console/Application.php:861
Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/S ymfony/Component/Console/Application.php:193
Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/ Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php:84
Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Console\Application->doRun() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/vendor/symfony/symfony /src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:117
Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run() at /var/www/nf-platform/symfony/app/console:27
cache:clear [--no-warmup] [--no-optional-warmers] [-h|--help] [-q|--quiet] [-v|vv|vvv|--verbose] [-V|--version] [-- ansi] [--no-ansi] [-n|--no-interaction] [-s|--shell] [--process-isolation] [-e|--env ENV] [--no-debug] [--] <comman d>

Answer 1

In my experience with Symfony I find that in some cases the cache:clear command isn't enough. Sometimes I have to clear the cache completely at file system level. Use one of the following commands instead (assuming you're in a Unix like environment).
For Symfony 2.x:
rm -rf ./app/cache/*
For Symfony 3.x and 4.x:
rm -rf ./var/cache/*
If you had any .gitkeep files in there you'll need to touch them again before committing.
You should not need to run cache:clear again after doing this, as Symfony will warm up a brand new cache on your first application request. Expect your first request to take noticeably longer to process though. (10-20 seconds can be expected depending on your app.)
About the circular reference specifically I'd suggest you have two custom service classes both of which have the Symfony service container injected into them, then try to reference each other via $this->container->get('the_other_service')->whatever();.
As of Symfony 4.0 this is no longer supported, forcing you to use dependency injection instead. (Service classes should no longer have the service container injected into them, as tempting and easy as it may appear.) -- I know the struggle this can be particularly when upgrading from Symfony 2.x or 3.x, but we're told it's for the best.