[2.1.1-rc on Craft 4 beta.4] Admin panel inaccessible after creating link field

[Nellyaa]

After updating to 2.1.1-rc I attempted to create a link field and got this error rendering the admin panel inaccessible.

Steps to recreate:

1. Click new field
2. Choose link field
3. Make some adjustments to field
4. Press save
5. Get error

TypeError
array_merge(): Argument #2 must be of type array, null given
1. in /var/www/vendor/sebastianlenz/craft-utils/src/foreignField/ForeignFieldQueryExtension.phpat line 258
249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267  /**
   * @param ElementQuery $query
   * @param ForeignField $field
   * @return bool
   */
  static protected function enableJoin(ElementQuery $query, ForeignField $field): bool {
    $items = array_merge(
      is_array($query->orderBy) ? $query->orderBy : [$query->orderBy],
      $query->groupBy,
      [Json::encode($query->where)]
    );
 
    foreach ($items as $key => $value) {
      if (
        str_contains($key, $field->handle) ||
        str_contains($value, $field->handle)
      ) {
        return true;
      }
6. in /var/www/vendor/sebastianlenz/craft-utils/src/foreignField/ForeignFieldQueryExtension.php at line 258– array_merge([''], null, ['null'])
252253254255256257258259260261262263264   * @return bool
   */
  static protected function enableJoin(ElementQuery $query, ForeignField $field): bool {
    $items = array_merge(
      is_array($query->orderBy) ? $query->orderBy : [$query->orderBy],
      $query->groupBy,
      [Json::encode($query->where)]
    );
 
    foreach ($items as $key => $value) {
      if (
        str_contains($key, $field->handle) ||
        str_contains($value, $field->handle)
7. in /var/www/vendor/sebastianlenz/craft-utils/src/foreignField/ForeignFieldQueryExtension.php at line 191– lenz\craft\utils\foreignField\ForeignFieldQueryExtension::enableJoin(craft\elements\db\UserQuery, lenz\linkfield\fields\LinkField)
185186187188189190191192193194195196197 
    $filters = ArrayHelper::getValue($options, 'filters');
    $forceEagerLoad = !!ArrayHelper::getValue($options, 'forceEagerLoad', false);
    $forceJoin = !!ArrayHelper::getValue($options, 'forceJoin', false);
 
    $enableEagerLoad = static::enableEagerLoad($query, $field) || $forceEagerLoad;
    $enableJoin = static::enableJoin($query, $field) || $filters || $forceJoin;
 
    if ($enableEagerLoad || $enableJoin) {
      $options = [
        'enableEagerLoad' => $enableEagerLoad,
        'enableJoin' => $enableJoin,
        'field' => $field,
8. in /var/www/vendor/sebastianlenz/craft-utils/src/foreignField/ForeignField.php at line 127– lenz\craft\utils\foreignField\ForeignFieldQueryExtension::attachTo(craft\elements\db\UserQuery, lenz\linkfield\fields\LinkField, ['filters' => null])
121122123124125126127128129130131132133  /**
   * @inheritDoc
   * @throws Exception
   */
  public function modifyElementsQuery(ElementQueryInterface $query, $value): void {
    static::queryExtensionClass()::attachTo($query, $this, [
      'filters' => static::prepareQueryFilter($value),
    ]);
  }
 
  /**
   * @inheritDoc
   * @throws Exception
9. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/elements/db/ElementQuery.php at line 2045– lenz\craft\utils\foreignField\ForeignField::modifyElementsQuery(craft\elements\db\UserQuery, null)
2039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051                if ($field->columnPrefix !== null) {
                    $contentService->fieldColumnPrefix = $field->columnPrefix;
                }
 
                $exception = null;
                try {
                    $field->modifyElementsQuery($this, $fieldAttributeValue);
                } catch (QueryAbortedException $exception) {
                }
 
                // Set it back
                $contentService->fieldColumnPrefix = $originalFieldColumnPrefix;
 
10. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/elements/db/ElementQuery.php at line 1263– craft\elements\db\ElementQuery::_joinContentTable('craft\elements\User')
1257125812591260126112621263126412651266126712681269        if (Craft::$app->getIsMultiSite(false, true)) {
            $this->subQuery->andWhere(['elements_sites.siteId' => $this->siteId]);
        }
 
        if ($class::hasContent() && isset($this->contentTable)) {
            $this->customFields = $this->customFields();
            $this->_joinContentTable($class);
        } else {
            $this->customFields = null;
        }
 
        if ($this->distinct) {
            $this->query->distinct();
11. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/db/QueryBuilder.php at line 227– craft\elements\db\ElementQuery::prepare(craft\db\mysql\QueryBuilder)
12. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/db/Query.php at line 157– [yii\db\QueryBuilder::build](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-db-querybuilder.html#build()-detail)(craft\elements\db\UserQuery)
13. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/db/Query.php at line 287– [yii\db\Query::createCommand](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-db-query.html#createCommand()-detail)(craft\db\Connection)
14. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/db/Query.php at line 180– [yii\db\Query::one](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-db-query.html#one()-detail)(null)
174175176177178179180181182183184185186     */
    public function one($db = null): mixed
    {
        $limit = $this->limit;
        $this->limit = 1;
        try {
            $result = parent::one($db);
            // Be more like Yii 2.1
            if ($result === false) {
                $result = null;
            }
        } catch (QueryAbortedException) {
            $result = null;
15. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/elements/db/ElementQuery.php at line 1417– craft\db\Query::one(null)
1411141214131414141514161417141814191420142114221423    {
        // Cached?
        if (($cachedResult = $this->getCachedResult()) !== null) {
            return reset($cachedResult) ?: null;
        }
 
        if ($row = parent::one($db)) {
            $elements = $this->populate([$row]);
            return reset($elements) ?: null;
        }
 
        return null;
    }
16. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/elements/User.php at line 535– craft\elements\db\ElementQuery::one()
529530531532533534535536537538539540541    {
        /** @var User|null $user */
        $user = self::find()
            ->addSelect(['users.password'])
            ->id($id)
            ->status(null)
            ->one();
 
        if ($user === null) {
            return null;
        }
 
        /** @var static $user */
17. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/User.php at line 697– craft\elements\User::findIdentity(1)
18. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/User.php at line 500– [yii\web\User::renewAuthStatus](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-web-user.html#renewAuthStatus()-detail)()
494495496497498499500501502503504505506        } else {
            $authTimeout = $this->authTimeout;
            // Was a specific session duration specified on login?
            if (SessionHelper::has($this->authDurationParam)) {
                $this->authTimeout = SessionHelper::get($this->authDurationParam);
            }
            parent::renewAuthStatus();
            $this->authTimeout = $authTimeout;
        }
    }
 
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
19. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/User.php at line 198– craft\web\User::renewAuthStatus()
20. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/Application.php at line 423– [yii\web\User::getIdentity](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-web-user.html#getIdentity()-detail)()
417418419420421422423424425426427428429 
        if ($request->getIsLivePreview() || $request->getIsPreview()) {
            return;
        }
 
        // Only load the debug toolbar if it's enabled for the user, or Dev Mode is enabled and the request wants it
        $user = $this->getUser()->getIdentity();
        $pref = $request->getIsCpRequest() ? 'enableDebugToolbarForCp' : 'enableDebugToolbarForSite';
        if (!(
            ($user && $user->admin && $user->getPreference($pref)) ||
            (App::devMode() && $request->getHeaders()->get('X-Debug') === 'enable')
        )) {
            return;
21. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/web/Application.php at line 107– craft\web\Application::debugBootstrap()
101102103104105106107108109110111112113        if (!App::isEphemeral()) {
            $this->ensureResourcePathExists();
        }
 
        $this->_postInit();
        $this->authenticate();
        $this->debugBootstrap();
    }
 
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function bootstrap(): void
22. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/BaseObject.php at line 109– craft\web\Application::init()
23. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Application.php at line 204– [yii\base\BaseObject::__construct](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-base-baseobject.html#__construct()-detail)(['env' => 'dev', 'components' => ['config' => craft\services\Config, 'addresses' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Addresses'], 'announcements' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Announcements'], 'api' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Api'], ...], 'id' => 'CraftCMS--ef6f2275-44e8-4251-92e...', 'name' => 'Craft CMS', ...])
24. [yii\base\Application::__construct](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-base-application.html#__construct()-detail)(['env' => 'dev', 'components' => ['config' => craft\services\Config, 'addresses' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Addresses'], 'announcements' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Announcements'], 'api' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Api'], ...], 'id' => 'CraftCMS--ef6f2275-44e8-4251-92e...', 'name' => 'Craft CMS', ...])
25. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/Container.php at line 419– ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs([['vendorPath' => '/var/www/vendor', 'env' => 'dev', 'components' => ['config' => craft\services\Config, 'addresses' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Addresses'], 'announcements' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Announcements'], 'api' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Api'], ...], 'id' => 'CraftCMS--ef6f2275-44e8-4251-92e...', ...]])
26. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/di/Container.php at line 170– [yii\di\Container::build](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-di-container.html#build()-detail)('craft\web\Application', [], ['vendorPath' => '/var/www/vendor', 'env' => 'dev', 'components' => ['config' => craft\services\Config, 'addresses' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Addresses'], 'announcements' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Announcements'], 'api' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Api'], ...], 'id' => 'CraftCMS--ef6f2275-44e8-4251-92e...', ...])
27. in /var/www/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/BaseYii.php at line 365– [yii\di\Container::get](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-di-container.html#get()-detail)('craft\web\Application', [], ['vendorPath' => '/var/www/vendor', 'env' => 'dev', 'components' => ['config' => craft\services\Config, 'addresses' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Addresses'], 'announcements' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Announcements'], 'api' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Api'], ...], 'id' => 'CraftCMS--ef6f2275-44e8-4251-92e...', ...])
28. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/Craft.php at line 53– [yii\BaseYii::createObject](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/yii-baseyii.html#createObject()-detail)(['vendorPath' => '/var/www/vendor', 'env' => 'dev', 'components' => ['config' => craft\services\Config, 'addresses' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Addresses'], 'announcements' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Announcements'], 'api' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Api'], ...], 'id' => 'CraftCMS--ef6f2275-44e8-4251-92e...', ...], [])
47484950515253545556575859     * @phpstan-param class-string<T>|array{class:class-string<T>}|callable():T $type
     * @param array $params
     * @return T
     */
    public static function createObject($type, array $params = [])
    {
        return parent::createObject($type, $params);
    }
 
    /**
     * Checks if a string references an environment variable (`$VARIABLE_NAME`)
     * and/or an alias (`@aliasName`), and returns the referenced value.
     *
29. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/bootstrap.php at line 239– Craft::createObject(['vendorPath' => '/var/www/vendor', 'env' => 'dev', 'components' => ['config' => craft\services\Config, 'addresses' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Addresses'], 'announcements' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Announcements'], 'api' => ['class' => 'craft\services\Api'], ...], 'id' => 'CraftCMS--ef6f2275-44e8-4251-92e...', ...])
233234235236237238239240241242243244245    $configService->getConfigFromFile('app'),
    $configService->getConfigFromFile("app.{$appType}")
);
 
// Initialize the application
/** @var \craft\web\Application|craft\console\Application $app */
$app = Craft::createObject($config);
 
// If there was a max_input_vars error, kill the request before we start processing it with incomplete data
if ($lastError && strpos($lastError['message'], 'max_input_vars') !== false) {
    throw new ErrorException($lastError['message']);
}
 
30. in /var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/web.php at line 40– require('/var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/boo...')
34353637383940 
// Load Craft
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
$appType = 'web';
 
return require __DIR__ . '/bootstrap.php';
31. in /var/www/web/index.php at line 11– require('/var/www/vendor/craftcms/cms/boo...')
56789101112 
// Load shared bootstrap
require dirname(__DIR__) . '/bootstrap.php';
 
// Load and run Craft
/** @var craft\web\Application $app */
$app = require CRAFT_VENDOR_PATH . '/craftcms/cms/bootstrap/web.php';
$app->run();
$_COOKIE = [
    '08b50206495ab19261c35e647aeb027a_username' => 'b0c2835ac35779244c9bcdd2512d6d67f9422aaf083ad1d7945978e58ba0a2e0a:2:{i:0;s:41:"08b50206495ab19261c35e647aeb027a_username";i:1;s:16:"[email protected]";}',
    'CraftSessionId' => 'c59571205ea85bf567df1ae42056a738',
    '08b50206495ab19261c35e647aeb027a_identity' => 'd919126a9a2567b2f5d96ea9104e85827be39eff0210b3c28ceb2a4fc32f7ad3a:2:{i:0;s:41:"08b50206495ab19261c35e647aeb027a_identity";i:1;s:162:"[1,"[\\"p1AhRR9rELvyjmDKntX2RwCHOuFPdHO0Qtr51Lq8qx0KOmo7KzPxhC3puvmPCSus9EexkGTB-X7Y20pK3tEz8B3wSPoiE67u5yJG\\",null,\\"09af53e829b1687c5db16483617c3ced\\"]",1209600]";}',
    'CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN' => '7053939bc26853c02f098e58d6f8713da30a4479d17be61611d80b0bcc7105f0a:2:{i:0;s:16:"CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN";i:1;s:147:"-oPWkpi6lHL83nL09Y-XHTMgnry5kZMXciit-e2l|70281f995115deed570e580d9b34e8c1d041630973b4b732a48406ac9594fe2a-oPWkpi6lHL83nL09Y-XHTMgnry5kZMXciit-e2l|1";}',
];

$_SESSION = [
    'a50e111d5f13061b3bc1c20c2a9c215d__flash' => [
        'cp-notice' => -1,
    ],
    '08b50206495ab19261c35e647aeb027a__token' => 'p1AhRR9rELvyjmDKntX2RwCHOuFPdHO0Qtr51Lq8qx0KOmo7KzPxhC3puvmPCSus9EexkGTB-X7Y20pK3tEz8B3wSPoiE67u5yJG',
    '08b50206495ab19261c35e647aeb027a__id' => 1,
    '__authKey' => '["p1AhRR9rELvyjmDKntX2RwCHOuFPdHO0Qtr51Lq8qx0KOmo7KzPxhC3puvmPCSus9EexkGTB-X7Y20pK3tEz8B3wSPoiE67u5yJG",null,"09af53e829b1687c5db16483617c3ced"]',
    '__duration' => 1209600,
    'commerce_cart' => 'b01e6b1ee47746861a90b61b597890f0',
    '08b50206495ab19261c35e647aeb027a__expire' => 1651847175,
    'a50e111d5f13061b3bc1c20c2a9c215d__auth_access' => [
        'seomaticPreviewAuthorizationKey343',
        'previewElement:343',
        'saveAssets:10',
    ],
    'cp-notice' => 'Field saved.',
];

[davidhellmann]

Same here, same versions :)

[sebastian-lenz]

Thanks @internetztube! The fix is within a dependency so n new version of this plugin is needed. You'll receive the fix by running composer update.