Yii2 form field stays blank even when filled - php

Question

I have an update form which works as expected with one exception - the review textarea doesn't wan't to pass through the validation rules. When i fill it and try to update the form i get Review field is empty (or sort of this). I can see this with var_dump($model->getErrors()) in the controller. The $_POST['Author']['review'] got the value that i gave it but can't save it in $model->review column.
I am using CKEditor. Tried without it but without success. Here is my controller:
public function actionUpdate($id)
{
$model = $this->findModel($id, true);
$settings = new Settings();
if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post())) {
var_dump($model->save());
var_dump($model->getErrors());die;
$languages = Lang::find()->all();
foreach ($languages as $language) {
if ($language->default != 1) {
$names = 'names_' . $language->url;
$varNames = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->$names);
$model->$names = $varNames;
$review = 'review_' . $language->url;
$varReview = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->$review);
$model->$review = $varReview;
$metaDesc = 'meta_desc_' . $language->url;
$varMetaDesc = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->$metaDesc);
$model->$metaDesc = $varMetaDesc;
$url = 'url_' . $language->url;
$varUrl = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->$url);
$model->$url = $varUrl;
$cBirth = 'country_birth_' . $language->url;
$varcBirth = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->$cBirth);
$model->$cBirth = $varcBirth;
}
else
{
$model->names = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->names);
$model->review = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->review);
$model->meta_desc = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->meta_desc);
$model->url= Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->url);
$model->country_birth = Yii::$app->OutData->sanitize($model->country_birth);
}
}
//записване на изображенията + thumb
if (isset($_POST["Author"]["imageFiles"]) and ! empty($_POST["Author"]["imageFiles"])) {
$model->imageFiles = UploadedFile::getInstances($model, 'imageFiles');
if (isset($model->imageFiles) and count($model->imageFiles) > 0) {
foreach ($model->imageFiles as $key => $file) {
$parseProdTitle = MakeURL::parseImageName($model->names.'_'.$model->id);
$fileName = $parseProdTitle . '_' . $model->id . '.' . $file->extension;
$fileName = Yii::$app->translate->cyr_to_lat($fileName);
$model->filename = $fileName;
$model->update();
$pic = Yii::getAlias('#frontend/web') . '/authors/thumb-270/' . $fileName;
$pic2 = Yii::getAlias('#frontend/web') . '/authors/' . $fileName;
$file->saveAs(Yii::getAlias('#frontend/web') . '/authors/' . $fileName);
$image = file_get_contents(Yii::getAlias('#frontend/web') . '/authors/' . $fileName);
file_put_contents($pic, $image);
$model->resizeImg($pic);
$settings->compress($pic, $pic, 90);
$settings->compress($pic2, $pic2, 90);
}
}
}
$model->update();
return $this->redirect(['view', 'id' => $model->id]);
} else {
return $this->render('update', [
'model' => $model,
]);
}
}
The part of the view with the review field:
echo '<div class="row">';
echo '<div class="col-sm-12">';
$textContent = 'review';
if (!$model->isNewRecord) {
$model->$textContent = OutData::showTXT($model->$textContent);
}
echo $form->field($model, 'review')->textArea();
echo "<script>
CKEDITOR.replace( 'Author[review]' );
</script>";
echo '</div>';
echo '</div>';
And finally the model rules:
public function rules()
{
$required = ['names', 'review', 'meta_desc', 'url', 'birthday', 'country_birth'];
return [
[$required, 'required'],
[['active', 'sort'], 'required'],
['names', 'string', 'max' => 255],
['country_birth', 'string', 'max' => 255],
['review', 'string'],
['homeslider_review', 'string'],
['meta_desc', 'string', 'max' => 170],
['url', 'string', 'max' => 60],
[['active', 'sort'], 'integer'],
[['filename'], 'string'],
];
}
All the other fields work in proper way. This is the only rebel. Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

In your code everything is ok.If u don't want to validate the model, Try this one in your controller where u r saving your form.
var_dump($model->save(false));
This will solve your problem