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"Access to undeclared static property" in PHP — What It Means and How to Fix It

What the PHP error "Access to undeclared static property" means and how to fix it.

Published November 1, 2026

"Access to undeclared static property" occurs when code references a static property on a class that was never defined.

Key points

  • Check for a typo in the property name, and that it was declared with the "static" keyword in the class
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