Controller/PostsController.php
<?php
class PostsController extends AppController {
public $helpers = array('Html', 'Form');
public function index(){
$this->set('posts', $this->Post->find('all'));
}
public function view($id = null){
if(!$id){
throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid post'));
}
$post = $this->Post->findById($id);
if(!$post){
throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid post'));
}
$this->set('post', $post);
}
public function add(){
$this->set('form_title', 'Add Post');
$this->loadModel('category');
$categories = $this->category->find('list');
$this->set('categories', $categories);
$this->edit();
}
public function edit($id = null){
$this->set('form_title', 'Edit Post');
$this->loadModel('category');
$categories = $this->category->find('list');
$this->set('categories', $categories);
if($this->request->is('post') || $this->request->is('put') ){
if($this->Post->save($this->request->data)){
$this->redirect(array(
'controller' => 'posts',
'action' => 'index'
));
}
}
if(!is_null($id)){
$this->data = $this->Post->findById($id);
}
$this->render('form'); // Set the correct view
}
public function delete($id = null)
{
if ($this->request->is('get')) {
throw new MethodNotAllowedException();
}
if ($this->Post->delete($id)) {
//$this->Session->setFlash(__('The user with id: %s has been deleted.', h($id))
$this->Session->setFlash("Record has been successfully deleted !", 'default', array('class' => 'alert alert-success'));
return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
}
}
}
View:
View/Posts/form.ctp
<?php
echo '<h1>'.$form_title.'<h1>';
echo $this->Form->create('Post');
echo $this->Form->hidden('id');
echo $this->Form->input('title');
echo $this->Form->input('body', array('rows'=>'3'));
echo $this->Form->input('Post.Category',array('label'=>'Categories <span class="star">*</span>','class'=>'form-control multiple-select', 'multiple'=>true));
echo $this->Form->end('Save Post');
View/Posts/index.ctp
<h1>Blog posts</h1>
<?php echo $this->Html->link('Add post', array('action' => 'add')); ?>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Id</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Created</th>
<th>Action</th>
</tr>
<?php if(!empty($posts)): ?>
<?php foreach ($posts as $post): ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $post['Post']['id']; ?></td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link($post['Post']['title'], array('controller' => 'posts', 'action' => 'view', $post['Post']['id'])); ?>
</td>
<td><?php echo $post['Post']['created']; ?></td>
<td>
<?php
echo $this->Html->link('Edit', array('action' => '/edit', $post['Post']['id'])).' ' ;
echo $this->Form->postLink('Delete', array('action' => '/delete', $post['Post']['id']), array('confirm' => 'Are you sure you want to delete this Post?'));
?>
</td>
</tr>
<?php endforeach; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php unset($post); ?>
</table>
View/Posts/view.ctp
<h1><?php echo h($post['Post']['title']); ?></h1>
<p><small>Created: <?php echo $post['Post']['created']; ?></small></p>
<p><?php echo h($post['Post']['body']); ?></p>
Model/Post.php
<?php
App::uses('AppModel','Model', 'CakeSession');
class Post extends AppModel {
public $hasAndBelongsToMany = array(
'Category' => array(
'className' => 'Category',
'joinTable' => 'category_posts',
'foreignKey' => 'post_id',
'associationForeignKey' => 'category_id',
'unique' => 'keepExisting',
)
);
public function beforeSave($options = array()) {
foreach (array_keys($this->hasAndBelongsToMany) as $model){
if(isset($this->data[$this->name][$model])){
$this->data[$model][$model] = $this->data[$this->name][$model];
unset($this->data[$this->name][$model]);
}
}
return true;
}
}
