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Unexpected Warning Messages When Using PHP SDK v4

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Description

After connecting to Couchbase server using PHP SDK v4, unexpected warning messages are generated when performing an operation.

Steps to reproduce the issue: https://github.com/deminy/couchbase-issues/tree/couchbase4/issue-7

Test code used:

<?php

/**
 * This script generates unexpected warning messages when Couchbase logging level is set to "warning".
 *
 * After connecting to Couchbase server using PHP SDK v4, unexpected/confusing warning messages are generated when
 * performing an operation.
 *
 * Usage:
 *     docker compose exec -ti client php -d couchbase.log_level=warning ./test.php
 */

declare(strict_types=1);

require_once $_SERVER['HOME'] . '/.composer/vendor/autoload.php';

use Couchbase\Cluster;
use Couchbase\ClusterOptions;

$options = new ClusterOptions();
$options->credentials('username', 'password');
$cluster = new Cluster('couchbase://server?network=default', $options);

$cluster->bucket('test')->defaultCollection()->removeMulti(['foo']);
echo 'Done.', PHP_EOL;

Above test script generates following two unexpected warning messages when Couchbase logging level is set to "warning":

{
  "level": "warning",
  "message": "DNS SRV query returned 0 records for \"server\", assuming that cluster is listening this address",
  "thread_id": 154,
  "time": "2025-07-28 21:18:16.771942837.942837"
}
{
  "level": "warning",
  "message": "[4a271e-43b0-ef42-b898-15eb592343bf50/test] unable to find connected session with GCCCP support, retry in 2500ms",
  "thread_id": 154,
  "time": "2025-07-28 21:18:16.783836753.836753"
}

These warnings are unexpected and may confuse developers, even though they do not affect the script's functionality.

Possible adjustments to avoid the confusion:

  • Change the logging level to "info" for these messages.
  • Update the warning messages to explicitly indicate that they are non-critical and do not affect functionality.

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Research direction

Start by running the reproduction at https://github.com/deminy/couchbase-issues/tree/couchbase4/issue-7 with the PHP script and warning log level shown in the issue. Trace where the DNS SRV and GCCCP messages are emitted; done means the expected operation still succeeds without these non-critical conditions being reported as unexpected warnings.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
api, developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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