Encountered strange Fatal Error while trying to phar WP 4.0

[GhostToast]

During script, encountered this error:

==> default: Updating to version 4.0 (en_US)...
==> default: Success: WordPress is at the latest version.
==> default: Success: WordPress database upgraded successfully.
==> default: Creating database 'examplesite' (if it does not exist)...
==> default: Installing WordPress (release version) in examplesite/htdocs...
==> default: Downloading WordPress 4.0 (en_US)...
==> default: Using cached file '/root/.wp-cli/cache/core/en_US-4.0.tar.gz'...
==> default: 
==> default: Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with message 'phar tar error: "/root/.wp-cli/cache/core/en_US-4.0.tar.gz" already exists as a regular phar and must be deleted from disk prior to creating as a tar-based phar' in /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php:180
==> default: Stack trace:
==> default: #0 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php(180): PharData->__construct('/root/.wp-cli/c...')
==> default: #1 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php(153): Core_Command::_extract('/root/.wp-cli/c...', '/srv/www/exampl...')
==> default: #2 [internal function]: Core_Command->download(Array, Array)
==> default: #3 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Dispatcher/CommandFactory.php(52): call_user_func(Array, Array, Array)
==> default: #4 [internal function]: WP_CLI\Dispatcher\CommandFactory::WP_CLI\Dispatcher\{closure}(Array, Array)
==> default: #5 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Dispatcher/Subcommand.php(293): call_user_func(Object(Closure), Array, Array)
==> default: #6 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(304): WP_CLI\Dispatcher\Subcommand->invoke(Array, Array, Array)
==> default: #7 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(311): WP_CLI\Runner->ru in /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php on line 180
==> default: Error: This does not seem to be a WordPress install.
==> default: Pass --path=`path/to/wordpress` or run `wp core download`.
==> default: Error: This does not seem to be a WordPress install.
==> default: Pass --path=`path/to/wordpress` or run `wp core download`.
==> default: /srv/www/examplesite`

Not surprisingly, the WP install never happened. I was able to get this back to working after logging into vagrant (vagrant ssh, sudo -i) changing dir to the hidden .wp-cli folder and removing the tar files within. Hope this helps someone else.

[jwebcat]

yep I had the same thing happen when creating a new site I removed the /home/vagrant/.wp-cli/cache/core/en_US-4.0.tar.gz and ran the vvv.init.sh install script manually from /vagrant/www/sitename and it worked.

==> default: Creating database 'realestate' (if it does not exist)...
==> default: Installing WordPress (release version) in realestate/htdocs...
==> default: Downloading WordPress 4.0 (en_US)...
==> default: Using cached file '/home/vagrant/.wp-cli/cache/core/en_US-4.0.tar.gz'...
==> default: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with message 'phar tar error: "/home/vagrant/.wp-cli/cache/core/en_US-4.0.tar.gz" already exists as a regular phar and must be deleted from disk prior to creating as a tar-based phar' in /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php:180
==> default: Stack trace:
==> default: #0 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php(180): PharData->__construct('/home/vagrant/....')
==> default: #1 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php(153): Core_Command::_extract('/home/vagrant/....', '/srv/www/reales...')
==> default: #2 [internal function]: Core_Command->download(Array, Array)
==> default: #3 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Dispatcher/CommandFactory.php(52): call_user_func(Array, Array, Array)
==> default: #4 [internal function]: WP_CLI\Dispatcher\CommandFactory::WP_CLI\Dispatcher\{closure}(Array, Array)
==> default: #5 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Dispatcher/Subcommand.php(293): call_user_func(Object(Closure), Array, Array)
==> default: #6 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(304): WP_CLI\Dispatcher\Subcommand->invoke(Array, Array, Array)
==> default: #7 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(311): WP_CLI\Ru in /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php on line 180
==> default:
==> default: Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with message 'phar tar error: "/home/vagrant/.wp-cli/cache/core/en_US-4.0.tar.gz" already exists as a regular phar and must be deleted from disk prior to creating as a tar-based phar' in /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php:180
==> default: Stack trace:
==> default: #0 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php(180): PharData->__construct('/home/vagrant/....')
==> default: #1 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php(153): Core_Command::_extract('/home/vagrant/....', '/srv/www/reales...')
==> default: #2 [internal function]: Core_Command->download(Array, Array)
==> default: #3 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Dispatcher/CommandFactory.php(52): call_user_func(Array, Array, Array)
==> default: #4 [internal function]: WP_CLI\Dispatcher\CommandFactory::WP_CLI\Dispatcher\{closure}(Array, Array)
==> default: #5 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Dispatcher/Subcommand.php(293): call_user_func(Object(Closure), Array, Array)
==> default: #6 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(304): WP_CLI\Dispatcher\Subcommand->invoke(Array, Array, Array)
==> default: #7 /srv/www/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(311): WP_CLI\Ru in /srv/www/wp-cli/php/commands/core.php on line 180
==> default: Error: This does not seem to be a WordPress install.
==> default: Pass --path=`path/to/wordpress` or run `wp core download`.
==> default: Error: This does not seem to be a WordPress install.
==> default: Pass --path=`path/to/wordpress` or run `wp core download`.
==> default: /srv/www/realestate

when creating a new site with the install script seems like the worpdress updater during the provisioning runs before the install script installs wordpress and so fails.

[danielbachhuber]

Related https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/issues/1427

[chadbush]

I had this error too, and this issue report helped me get things working, at least for now. Thanks!