// applyAliasFor($class) : Check that the alias does not already exist before creating it. in order to avoid an error such as: Cannot declare class joomla\cms\filesystem\folder, because the name is already in use

Pull Request for Issue # .

Summary of Changes

This PR updates the applyAliasFor($class) method in libraries/loader.php to check whether an alias already exists before creating it with class_alias().

This prevents errors like: Warning: Cannot declare class joomla\cms\filesystem\folder, because the name is already in use

Testing Instructions

Go to the Joomla administrator dashboard.

Install or enable an extension that triggers a duplicate alias for a core class (e.g., joomla\cms\filesystem\folder).

Reload the dashboard page.

✅ Expected behavior after applying this patch:

No PHP warning is thrown.

The dashboard loads correctly.

Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request

Warning: Cannot declare class joomla\cms\filesystem\folder, because the name is already in use
The page may break or the back-office interface may not render correctly.

Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request

No warning about duplicate class declaration.

Normal page rendering.

applyAliasFor skips already existing aliases gracefully.

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