CakePHP pagination maximum limit not working - php

Question

I am using cakephp 2.x. I am unable to set maximum limit of my record.
Please check my code:
App::uses('AppController', 'Controller');
class BroadcastsController extends AppController {
public $components = array('Paginator');
public function broadcast(){
$this->Paginator->settings = array('limit' => 10, 'order' => array('Broadcast.no_of_user' => 'DESC'), 'group' => 'Broadcast.broadcaster_id');
$popularRooms = $this->Paginator->paginate('Broadcast');
pr($popularRooms); //fetch 200 records
$this->set('popularRooms', $popularRooms);
}
}
Above pr($popularRooms); I am getting 200 records but I want first 50 records and per page showing 10 records. I was using 'maxLimit'=>50 but this code same as 'limit'=>50. Please help me.

Answer 1

In that case, you can use the 'extras' array in your paginator setting
$this->Paginator->settings = array('limit' => 10, 'max_record'=>50, 'order' => array('Broadcast.no_of_user' => 'DESC'), 'group' => 'Broadcast.broadcaster_id');
in your model or AppModel overiding the paginateCount function
class Broadcast extends AppModel {
function paginateCount($conditions, $recursive, $extra) {
$param = array_merge(compact('conditions', 'recursive'), $extra);
$count = $this->find('count', $param);
if (!empty($extra['max_record']) && $count > $extra['max_records']) {
$count = $extra['max_record'];
}
return $count;
}
}

Answer 2

By default CakePHP limits the maximum number of rows that can be fetched to 100.You can adjust it as part of the pagination options like below
public $paginate = array(
// other keys here.
'maxLimit' => 10
);
For you code set the maxLimit like this
$this->Paginator->settings = array('limit' => 10,'maxLimit'=>50,'order' => array('Broadcast.no_of_user' => 'DESC'), 'group' => 'Broadcast.broadcaster_id');

Answer 3

public function list_posts() {
$settings = array(
'limit' => 25, // here
'order' => array(
'Post.title' => 'asc'
)
);
$this->Paginator->settings = $this->settings;
// similar to findAll(), but fetches paged results
$data = $this->Paginator->paginate('Posts');
$this->set('data', $data);
}

Answer 4

I believe you don't have to have $this->Paginator->settings =.
public function list_posts() {
$settings = array(
'limit' => 25, // here
'order' => array(
'Post.title' => 'asc'
)
);
// similar to findAll(), but fetches paged results
$data = $this->Paginator->paginate('Posts');
$this->set('data', $data);

Answer 5

Set maxLimit first in your paginator settings before limit like this:
$this->Paginator->settings = array(
'maxLimit' => 50,
'limit' => 10,
'order' => array('Broadcast.no_of_user' => 'DESC'),
'group' => 'Broadcast.broadcaster_id'
);
Only setting one of them logically does not change anything.