Use the console to generate basic crud actions for your models. You
can generate the models also. The code will be simple enough to get a
idea about how cake works.
On Mar 6, 4:53 pm, a_summer <asummer.mob...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good Day,
>
> Thank you for taking the time to read this discussion.
>
> I am new to MVC design, and I need to understand how to create a view/
> controller that will insert records into a model that uses the hasMany
> association.
>
> The table layout and code for the models is below:
>
> MySQL DB Create Table
> [solutions]
>
> CREATE TABLE `solutions`
> (
> `id` int(11) NOT NULL
> auto_increment,
> `title` varchar(255) default
> NULL,
> `teaser`
> text,
> `user_id` int(11) default
> NULL,
> `status_id` int(11) default
> NULL,
> `created` datetime default
> NULL,
> `modified` datetime default
> NULL,
> PRIMARY KEY
> (`id`)
> ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=4 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8
> CHECKSUM=1 DELAY_KEY_WRITE=1 ROW_FORMAT=DYNAMIC
>
> [sections]
>
> CREATE TABLE `sections` (
> `id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
> `title` text,
> `content` text,
> `solution_id` int(11) default NULL,
> `created` datetime default NULL,
> `modified` datetime default NULL,
> PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
> ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=5 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
>
> Models
>
> <?php
>
> # /apps/models/solution.php
>
> class Solution extends AppModel
> {
> var $name = 'Solution';
>
> #Validations
> var $validate = array (
> 'title' => array (
> 'rule' =>
> 'notEmpty'
> ),
> 'user_id' => array (
> 'rule' =>
> 'notEmpty'
> ),
> 'teaser' => array (
> 'rule' =>
> 'notEmpty'
> ),
> 'status_id' => array (
> 'rule' =>
> 'notEmpty'
> )
> );
> #Associations
> var $hasMany = array (
> 'Section' => array (
> 'className' =>
> 'Section',
> 'foreignKey' =>
> 'solution_id',
> 'order' =>
> 'Section.created ASC',
> 'dependent' => true
> )
> );
>
> }
>
> ?>
>
> ++
>
> <?php
>
> # /apps/models/section.php
>
> class Section extends AppModel
> {
> var $name = 'Section';
>
> #Validations
> var $validate = array (
> 'title' => array (
> 'rule' =>
> 'notEmpty'
> ),
> 'content' => array (
> 'rule' =>
> 'notEmpty'
> ),
> 'solution_id' => array (
> 'rule' =>
> 'notEmpty'
> )
> );
> #Associations
> var $belongsTo = array (
> 'Solution' => array (
> 'className' =>
> 'Solution',
> 'foreignKey' =>
> 'solution_id'
> )
> );
>
> }
>
> ?>
>
> Now, in my old and flawed method of coding, I would include a form
> with a hidden field that includes the solution_id.
>
> Since I am trying to understand MVC, I know I will need a view to
> manage the input form for inserting a new section. But I am stuck on
> the controller ... how do I ensure that the controller includes the
> correct solution_id?
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide!
>
> A Summer
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