I had to do the same thing for my plugin. Simply dont use Models. http://github.com/milesj/forum/blob/master/controllers/install_controller.php
On Feb 1, 11:39 pm, Lorenzo Bettini <bett...@dsi.unifi.it> wrote: > Hi > > I'm trying to build an installation procedure for my site based on > cakephp; thus I have an updates table where information concerning > version updates are stored. However, I need to bootstrap this procedure > so the first thing the installation script does is to check whether the > database exists and the updates table exists (and is not empty): in such > case it's a brand new installation. So I put some of this logic in the > UpdatesController but I have the problem that the model Update cannot > find the table. > > Now, what I did, is to create an InstallsController with $uses=null so > that I can perform these bootstrap checks from there. This should be > fine, shouldn't it? > > thanks > Lorenzo > > > > Miles J wrote: > > Yes like Nabil said, most models should be related to a table. If you > > are trying to figure out if a table exists, then you shouldn't have a > > model. > > > Can you explain your situation a bit more? > > > On Feb 1, 11:16 am, Nabil Alsharif <bli...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Controllers expect to have a model which in turn expects to have a table > >> in the DB by default. If you have a controller that doesn't use a model > >> set $uses to 'null' or an empty array... if you have a model that > >> doesn't have a datasource then look at $useTable and $schema variables > >> inhttp://api.cakephp.org/class/model > > >> On Mon, 2010-02-01 at 19:29 +0100, Lorenzo Bettini wrote: > >>> The problem I have with my solution, but I guess it's the same of the > >>> one of the link, is that if I use it inside a controller, I get an error > >>> before even reaching that code, due to a missing table... is there a way > >>> to avoid this? > >>> Of course I need this check for an installation page, which I'm > >>> developing using a controller... > >>> thanks in advance > >>> Lorenzo > >>> Miles J wrote: > >>>> You can try this, then see if your table exists within the array. > >>>>http://www.milesj.me/blog/read/75/Retrieving-Tables-Within-Your-Cake-... > >>>> On Feb 1, 8:27 am, Lorenzo Bettini <bett...@dsi.unifi.it> wrote: > >>>>> Hi > >>>>> is this a correct way of checking whether a table exists? > >>>>> function check_table_exists($table) { > >>>>> $dbo = $this->getDataSource(); > >>>>> $result = $dbo->_execute('DESCRIBE '.$table); > >>>>> return !empty($result); > >>>>> } > >>>>> thanks in advance > >>>>> Lorenzo > > -- > Lorenzo Bettini, PhD in Computer Science, DI, Univ. Torino > HOME:http://www.lorenzobettini.itMUSIC:http://www.purplesucker.com > BLOGS:http://tronprog.blogspot.com http://longlivemusic.blogspot.com Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en
