# Module is not overwriting proper **URL:** \ **Category:** English forums\ **Tags:** dev-talk\ **Created:** [June 20, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/module-is-not-overwriting-proper/57928 "2012-06-20T13:41:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hardikbadani](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@hardikbadani](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/hardikbadani)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/module-is-not-overwriting-proper/57928/1 "2012-06-20T13:41:00Z")
i have latest version of oxid 4.6.1 in which i can not override same classes for two files which are previously possible with ols version for e.g oxarticle =\> test/view/file1.php&test/view/file2.php now in new version if i defined same then module is not activating.can some one help me for above thing. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla\_thunder](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/vanilla_thunder/32/72_2.png) [@vanilla\_thunder](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/vanilla_thunder)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/module-is-not-overwriting-proper/57928/2 "2012-06-20T13:47:13Z")
you override a class with another class and not with a php file have a look at the tutorial about medatada.php and if it still woun’t work, try it this way: oxarticle =\> …file1 oxarticle =\> … file2 ---
**Author:** ![hardikbadani](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@hardikbadani](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/hardikbadani)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/module-is-not-overwriting-proper/57928/3 "2012-06-20T15:52:30Z")
[QUOTE=vanilla thunder;93135]you override a class with another class and not with a php file have a look at the tutorial about medatada.php and if it still woun’t work, try it this way: oxarticle =\> …file1 oxarticle =\> … file2[/QUOTE] Thanks I am not using .php extension it was mistake in writing example Actually i need to different files and class which is extended oxarticle thats why i need to define like oxarticle =\> test/view/file1&test/view/file2 and if i am try with oxxarticle =\> …file1 oxarticle =\> … file2 then file1 is not displaying and oxarticle is only used for file2 in short it overwrites class of file1. i have read that docs metadata.php but i did not found any solution of it can you please help for above situation i have previously used the same thing on oxid ols version but it create issue with 4.6.1. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla\_thunder](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/vanilla_thunder/32/72_2.png) [@vanilla\_thunder](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/vanilla_thunder)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/module-is-not-overwriting-proper/57928/4 "2012-06-20T16:27:02Z")
i can’t understand, why do you override oxarticles with two files instead of one. If you really need this two different files, you have to build two modules ---
**Author:** ![hardikbadani](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@hardikbadani](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/hardikbadani)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/module-is-not-overwriting-proper/57928/5 "2012-06-20T16:53:04Z")
[QUOTE=vanilla thunder;93161]i can’t understand, why do you override oxarticles with two files instead of one. If you really need this two different files, you have to build two modules[/QUOTE] Great let me explain it i want this because i have encrypted module and i want to extends the same class (oxarticle) for my use thats why this situation create for me ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/system/32/4245_2.png) [@system](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/module-is-not-overwriting-proper/57928/6 "2026-07-13T19:39:23Z")