Why do I have error when inserting new data? - php

Question

I'm trying to override Voyager view "edit-add view" by adding one new input with the same controller.
But when I try to add new data I face this error.
"SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1364 Field 'Category_id' doesn't have
a default value (SQL: insert into `users` (`name`, `email`,
`password`, `role_id`, `updated_at`, `created_at`) values (ali12345,
ali12345#ali12345.com,
$2y$10$qrHhwTFhnjluM7heNE.WCOwSbFIVsag4GWJzunZQGSLgdcXD2r21a, 3,
2019-04-25 22:45:45, 2019-04-25 22:45:45))"
I had tried to add fillable in the model but I didn't have a solution.
protected $fillable = [
'id',
'role_id',
'name',
'email',
'avatar',
'password',
'remember_token',
'settings',
'created_at',
'updated_at',
'Category_id'
];

Answer 1

First of all, the issue is because you don't set the default value for Category_id in your table.
If you are sure that your request has the Category_id field, please ensure that you pass all the required fields when inserting a new record.
Let me give you some example of doing it with your case (Blocks of codes below should be somewhere in your Controller). Also I'll give you my favorite way to insert a new record.
Using Input facades:
public function create(Request $request)
{
$user = new User;
$user->username = Input::get('role_id');
$user->name = Input::get('name');
$user->email = Input::get('email');
$user->password = Hash::make(Input::get('password'));
$user->Category_id = Input::get('Category_id');
$user->save();
return Redirect::back();
}
This one is my favorite way to do it:
public function create(Request $request)
{
$user = new User;
$data = $this->cleanUnfillableFields($request->all(), $user->getFillable());
$user->create($data);
return Redirect::back();
}
/**
* This removes/unsets fields that are not fillable from the model.
* This is the magic method where you should put in a separate class or a trait,
* so all controllers can share this method.
*
* #param array $data
* #param array $fillableFields
*
* #return array
*/
protected function cleanUnfillableFields(array $data, array $fillableFields): array
{
foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
if (! in_array($key, $fillableFields))
unset($data[$key]);
}
return $data;
}
With my way above, you won't need to be hassle filling out each model's attribute and filtering out unnecessary fields anymore, as long as you set the fillable fields correctly and you have the required fields in your request.