Hi.
First, can anybody recommend a few Websites that explain CakePHP
associations and provide tutorials and examples? I have read the
manual and a couple other Websites, but I am still having problems
understanding the concepts.
Second, I need help with figuring out the association between two
On 6/6/07, Wole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Second, I need help with figuring out the association between two
models, Team and Game. They are part of a basketball league Website I
am building. I believe the appropriate association between the models
is hasAndBelongsToMany, but I could be
Chris,
Thanks for your response. Can you please explain a little more? My
games database has two columns, home and visitor, that specify
the names of the teams that played the game. To do a
Game belongsTo Team
association I need one foreignKey but in this case I have two possible
foreignKeys,
Wole,
Understanding the differences between the relation types can be a
little difficult at first. I still struggle with remembering, because
it can make sense semantically either way! :)
My rule of thumb is this:
- If a table record "has" another record, the foreign record points to
this