D8 can't see module

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Using the drupal console I created a module in a /sites subdirectory - because I want that module to be available only during development.

The creation process worked.

I tried to create a controller using the console and it said there was no such module. I tried enabling the module: no such module. Using:

drupal debug:module --type=no-core

listed the one other module I've created which is in /modules.

(Yes, I cleared caches.)

If you created a module under /sites/SITE A/modules/ then it won't display in root drupal folder. You have to go under sites/SITE A and list down modules there. — Ajay Reddy, May 25, 2018 at 10:51

Clive · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-25 10:50:09Z

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The only valid places for modules to live are:

/modules
/sites/foo_site/modules/ (modules here will only be available when you list modules for that site specifically)
/profiles/foo_profile/modules (modules here will only be available when the site has been installed with this profile)

Anywhere else and Drupal won't find them. There's more information on the Installing Drupal 8 Modules page.

Disabling a module for a particular environment is something different, you handle it with configuration management rather than file system paths.

answered May 25, 2018 at 10:50

Clive♦

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This I know, and that's what "created a module in a /sites subdirectory" says. it's in a /sites/foo_site/modules directory.
– Adaddinsane
May 25, 2018 at 10:54
OK. I looked it up. Got the picture.
– Adaddinsane
May 25, 2018 at 11:01

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