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Re: changing model properties for recursive finds

a...@amitvaria.com (Amit) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 05:46:38 UT

Sounds like Containable is your answer - [link]

Re: To Sanitize or not? :: Public Opinion

waltherl...@gmail.com (Walther) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 05:42:22 UT

CakePHP already makes any user input save in save functions (with the
exception of updateAll).

My general rule of thumb, is not to filter user input on save, but on
display. This way you can see which users are trying malicious code
and take action accordingly.

Re: Two user_id fields in a single table.

a...@amitvaria.com (Amit) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 05:40:40 UT

In your model for activity you would need to define the foreign key.
In this example user_id(customer) = "customer_id" and user_id(Customer
Service Agenet) = "csa_id":

var $belongsTo = array(
'Customer' => array (
'classname' => 'User',
'foreignKey' => 'customer_id'
),
'CSA' => array (

Re: render shared view file

waltherl...@gmail.com (Walther) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 05:40:08 UT

This: [link]

is exactly what you are looking for.

Re: Sort by count (and other aggregate fields)

davidcr...@gmail.com (Dave) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 05:26:54 UT

You ARE using MySQL, you are just using cake's wrapper functions. If you
read about how to use GROUP BY, then you will see what you need to modify in
your find method to return the data that you want.

CakePHP's automagic can only do so much for you without a basic
understanding of the database you are working with.

Re: Sort by count (and other aggregate fields)

and...@kende.com (Andras Kende) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 05:26:40 UT

A good way to do this is to add posts.comment_count field to your database and add counterache to the model like :

[link]

Andras Kende

Re: Sort by count (and other aggregate fields)

death...@gmail.com (death.au) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 05:10:22 UT

But I'm not using mysql, I am using the paginator helper's built in
functions...

Re: Sort by count (and other aggregate fields)

davidcr...@gmail.com (Dave) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:53 UT

In MySQL you use the GROUP BY keyword to accomplish this

Re: Serious Help Needed

make.cake.b...@gmail.com (Dave) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 04:54:19 UT

When you put it like that its so easy to understand. I read the
cookbook but your example is 100 times better and clearly explained
when you lay it out like that. thank you very much. that looks like
exactly what I need.

Good looking out!

Thanks,

Dave

Re: Serious Help Needed

a...@amitvaria.com (Amit) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 04:29:59 UT

Take a look at the CakeBook - [link]

var $validate = array(
'email' => array(
'rule' => array('email', 'isUnique'),
'required' => true,
'allowEmpty' => false,
'on' => 'create',
'message' => 'Your Error Message'

Two user_id fields in a single table.

madyeepakis...@gmail.com (Mohammad Raheel) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 20:39:57 UT

Hi guys,

I need to know how do i keep two user_id fields in a single table in
CakePHP. For example:

I have a "users" table. There are two type of users in this table. 1.
Customers, 2. Customer Service Agents.
I have another table "activity" which shall hold all activities
performed on a customer and who (Customer Service Agent) performed

Re: Serious Help Needed

death...@gmail.com (death.au) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 03:42:18 UT

You could omit the 'required' => true in the validation rules and keep
an 'allowEmpty' => false instead. This way upon sign up both fields
need to be filled in, but on changing, you don't need to submit both.
For the 'unique' problem, you might have to check if the email is the
same as what is already saved, and if so, don't bother saving it.

Serious Help Needed

make.cake.b...@gmail.com (Dave) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 02:45:47 UT

I cant figure out how to do this.
I have 2 fields, an email and a url, both are required and need to be
unique when a user wants to update thier info.

If the user is only updating 1 field the other required will fail
because its required. If they enter in the email field their current
email because it says required it will come back invalid because its

Re: render shared view file

a...@amitvaria.com (Amit) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 01:26:30 UT

Don't know if my last post made it but I found a better solution
(since afterRender doesn't exist and I was changing the action
variable):

function render($action = null, $layout = null, $file = null){
if ($this->RequestHandler->ext == 'json') {
return parent::render($action, $layout, '/share/json'); //loads /app/

Re: render shared view file

a...@amitvaria.com (Amit) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 01:23:01 UT

Whoops there is no afterRender. Did a little thinking and here's a
better solution (put this in your app_controller.php):

function render($action = null, $layout = null, $file = null) {
if ($this->RequestHandler->ext == 'json') {
return parent::render($action, $layout, '/shared/