And when I say I can't get it to work it is because using the code from Andras gives the error...
Error: SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'paginate' at line 1 SQL Query: paginate On 19 Nov 2012, at 23:41, Paul Willis <paul.wil...@me.com> wrote: > Thanks for the replies but I can't seem to get any solution to work I wonder > if it is because I stupidly missed a vital detail... > > My posts and categories are a HABTM relationship so I have no category_id in > the posts table. > > I have a posts table, a categories table and a categories_posts table > > PW > > On 19 Nov 2012, at 22:22, lowpass <zijn.digi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If your controller already declares a $paginate var it would be better >> to add the conditions to it rather than redeclare the entire array. >> Also, you can use the Post.category_id in the conditions. >> >> $this->paginate['conditions'] = array('Post.category_id' => $id); >> >> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Andras Kende <and...@kende.com> wrote: >>> >>> something like this should work: >>> >>> public function category($id = null) { >>> $this->paginate = array( >>> 'conditions' => array( >>> 'Category.id' => $id >>> ) >>> ); >>> $posts = $this->Post->Category->paginate('Category'); >>> //print_r($posts); // to test here ... >>> $this->set(compact('posts')); >>> } >>> >>> But since you paginating categories it may be better to do this from the >>> categories controller.. >>> >>> Andras Kende >>> http:///www.kende.com >>> >>> On Nov 19, 2012, at 12:57 PM, Paul Willis <paul.wil...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> In my PostsController.php I have a function to find all the posts from a >>>> category… >>>> >>>> public function category($id = null) { >>>> $this->set('posts', $this->Post->Category->find('first', array( >>>> 'conditions' => array( >>>> 'Category.id' => $id >>>> ) >>>> ))); >>>> } >>>> >>>> >>>> This works fine and all my posts for the particular category are returned. >>>> >>>> However I obviously get every post in that category and so now I would >>>> like to use paginate but I'm not sure how to add it to the above function. >>>> >>>> PW >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP >>>> Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "CakePHP" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP >>> Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "CakePHP" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP >> Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CakePHP" group. >> To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP > Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CakePHP" group. > To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en. > > -- Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en.