1 answer
0 votes
Creating schemas for models on different databases
Hi,
Here's my question, I was able to create schemas a few months ago but stopped because I made some custom models for tables on a different database, and for this particular example, a PHPBB surrogate model under the main app, same database...
2 answers
0 votes
How can i write to sqlite-memory:db?
Hi,
how must my db-config look like to write into sqlite memory:db?
thanks...
1 answer
1 vote
Query a second database
Hi, sorry if this is a really newbie question, but how can I get Cake to use a second database?
I've gone into database.php and set-up the second database:
var $default = array(
'driver' => 'mysql',
'persistent' => false,
'host' =>... 2 answers
0 votes
Newb question: Building an index on a DB with crappy naming conventions
I'm trying to understand how to build an index in CakePHP without using scaffolding. Keep in mind that the database I am working with has tables that are in all caps and are not pluralized - example table names would be USER, VISIT, VISIT_DATA,...
1 answer
0 votes
Custom Database Session
How could you create a custom Session handler that records extra information to the database.
Say you wanted to record the IP and the User Id (if they login) to the sessions table using a custom handler. Where would you start?
I have seen the...
0 answers
1 vote
How can I access the MySQL database connection from one of my controllers?
I have inherited some less-than-pretty code (using the CakePHP framework) that uses mysql_connect everywhere (at the top of practically every controller). Needless to say, that doesn't work very well when I want to change the database server...
2 answers
0 votes
Quickest way to create web app to manage an existing MySQL database, enforcing database integrity?
Hi All,
I have less than two days to build a small web app that will manage an existing MySQL database (about two dozen tables, all related either via one-to-many or many-to-many)
By manage I mean not just the std CRUD stuff, but also enforcing...
1 answer
0 votes
How do you change database naming conventions?
To use the 15 minute tutorial as an example:
CREATE TABLE posts
(
id INT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
title VARCHAR(50),
body TEXT,
created DATETIME DEFAULT NULL,
modified DATETIME DEFAULT NULL
);
I would first like to use "Post" as the name of...
1 answer
0 votes
Cakephp database column to model field convention
Howdy,
the cake php convetions page here (http://book.cakephp.org/view/24/Model-and-Database-Conventions) touches softly on the topic, but I thought i'd ask just to be, well, extra sure.
I have my form-input(column) code in my view. If the database...
0 answers
0 votes
Suitable database for CD application
Hello
I need to build a database CD application with proper database security. I am planning to use server2go (www.server2go-web.de) and cakephp with suitable database. Mysql is ok but I can't give proper security to my database. As you know in...
3 answers
0 votes
Relationship Problem
I am trying to configure CakePHP to act as a REST API for an app i'm writing.
I have 3 tables:
dishes {
id,
name,
description
}
users {
id,
name,
email
}
dishes_users {
id,
user_id,
dish_id
}
I would like it so that when someone visits...
2 answers
0 votes
Plugin using different Dynamic Database Connection
Hello,
Has anyone here tried to create a plugin which connects to a
difference database dynamically?
My Plugin name is "News"
I have tried adding this lines on beforeFilter on my
ArticlesController:
$db =&...
2 answers
0 votes
Simple search form
Hello, I am new in CakePHP and I would like to ask, how can I make a simple search form?
I am observing CakePHP convention. Simple form with one input and searching in one table and few's columns.
Result will be written out under search form like...
3 answers
0 votes
Auth->fields, db fields- left or right?
Hello,know anyone that name of db columns is on left, or right?
function beforeFilter() {
$this->Auth->fields = array(
'username' => 'username',
'password' => 'secretword'
);
}
0 answers
1 vote
Une seule requête sur plusieurs bases
Bonjour,
j'ai besoin de faire une seule requête sur plusieurs bases de données. J'ai défini mes associations pour que le LEFT JOIN se fasse correctement sur la table de l'autre base, la requête est correcte.
En revanche, bien que j'aie préfixé mes...
6 answers
0 votes
Fatal error: Class 'DATABASE_CONFIG' not found
Hi,
I've downloaded cake 1.2.6, installed it and then I've started baking. but then the database configuration cannot be configured. I had this problem a few times. at the end cames always the message
Fatal error: Class 'DATABASE_CONFIG' not found...
1 answer
0 votes
Cakephp adding empty record into database
Hi,
I've develope a mobile phone website based on cakephp and after I published the website, I started to have empty record added to my phones' database without knowing where's the source of the problem.
I've tried beforeSave() callback to try to...
1 answer
0 votes
how do you parse php from database in views?
I am building a CMS and would like to include such tags as <?php echo $html-link() ? in content items. However, when I display the content items, PHP code is being presented as text. Is there a way to parse the PHP from database content items in...
0 answers
0 votes
Use model within helper
Hi all,
I know MVC speaking it's not kosher to access a database within a helper, but this is the situation I'm in.
I'm creating a parser where people can specify thumbnails for images in the database by inserting a tag like [thumb, id, width,...
1 answer
0 votes
extra fields when using tree behavior
i was working with the example at:
http://book.cakephp.org/view/228/Basic-Usage
next, when i use generatetreelist(), i get a plain list with the records id and names.
i need extra data from this table, like url, but i can't find a way to get extra...






