unable to over write existing entities. #5931

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admin · 2026-01-22T15:22:26+01:00

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2026-01-22 15:22:26 +01:00

Originally created by @flik on GitHub (Mar 23, 2018).

how to overwrite existing entities in doctrine?

I am trying by command :
./vendor/bin/doctrine orm:convert-mapping --from-database annotation ./Models
error:
In ExportException.php line 36:


  Attempting to overwrite an existing file 'D:\xampp\htdocs\docx\Models\Address.php'.


orm:convert-mapping [--filter FILTER] [-f|--force] [--from-database] [--extend [EXTEND]] [--num-spaces [NUM-SPACES]] [--namespace [NAMESPACE]] [--] <to-type> <dest-path>

Originally created by @flik on GitHub (Mar 23, 2018). how to overwrite existing entities in doctrine? I am trying by command : `./vendor/bin/doctrine orm:convert-mapping --from-database annotation ./Models ` error: In ExportException.php line 36: ```bash Attempting to overwrite an existing file 'D:\xampp\htdocs\docx\Models\Address.php'. orm:convert-mapping [--filter FILTER] [-f|--force] [--from-database] [--extend [EXTEND]] [--num-spaces [NUM-SPACES]] [--namespace [NAMESPACE]] [--] <to-type> <dest-path> ```

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2026-01-22 15:22:27 +01:00

@jwage commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2018):

Hi @flik, you would use the --force option. In the future, can you ask questions about Doctrine usage on places like Stack Overflow? This will help keep our github issue tracker clean so we can focus our limited resources on reported issues.

@jwage commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2018): Hi @flik, you would use the `--force` option. In the future, can you ask questions about Doctrine usage on places like Stack Overflow? This will help keep our github issue tracker clean so we can focus our limited resources on reported issues.

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2026-01-22 15:22:28 +01:00

@flik commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2018):

I was waiting on stackoverflow for the answer but nobody was giving the answer. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49369385/how-to-overwrite-existing-entities-in-doctrine

@flik commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2018): I was waiting on stackoverflow for the answer but nobody was giving the answer. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49369385/how-to-overwrite-existing-entities-in-doctrine

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2026-01-22 15:22:28 +01:00

@flik commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2018):

thanks

@flik commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2018): thanks

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[PR #5931] Clarify language regarding ArrayCollections. #9789

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