How to get the data in the controller with CakePHP? - php

Question

I have an HTML table with some fields, and each row has a link to save the data. Can I redirect to the controller, but do not know how to get the data in the controller to save.
<table class="table table-bordered">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>User</th>
<th>Value</th>
<th>Category</th>
<th>#</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tr>
<td>Gleydson</td>
<td><input class="form-control" type="text" name="value"></td>
<td>
<select class="form-control">
<option value="tipo">Type 1</option>
<option value="tipo">Type 2</option>
<option value="tipo">Type 3</option>
</select>
</td>
<td> <?php echo $this->Html->link(__('Register'),'/payments/register/'.$user['User']['id'],array('class' => 'btn btn-success')) ?> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emília</td>
<td><input class="form-control" type="text" name="value"></td>
<td>
<select class="form-control">
<option value="tipo">Type 1</option>
<option value="tipo">Type 2</option>
<option value="tipo">Type 3</option>
</select>
</td>
<td> <?php echo $this->Html->link(__('Register'),'/payments/register/'.$user['User']['id'],array('class' => 'btn btn-success')) ?> </td>
</tr>
</table>

Answer 1

You should be using the Form Helper to build your form. Check out the docs here: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/form.html
If you're submitting to a different controller you may have to use "action" or "url" within the ->create method. But the issue you're experiencing is that the post data isn't being submitted, mainly because you're using "link" and you're not posting or creating a form correctly.
Make sure to use debug($this->data); within the correct method of the controller to check the data submission.
The method you're using just produces a link (lorem)
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/html.html#HtmlHelper::link
It may be worth going through the getting started guides to get a better idea of how Cake works. http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/getting-started.html
If you're looking to then redirect the user after the form submission you can use code within your controller to redirect them to the correct location.
Your view:
<?php echo $this->Form->create('Register'); ?>
<table class="table table-bordered">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>User</th>
<th>Value</th>
<th>Category</th>
<th>#</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tr>
<td>Gleydson</td>
<td><?php echo $this->Html->input('value', array('class' => 'form-control', 'label' => false, 'div' => false)); ?></td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Form->select('types', array('Type 1', 'Type 2', 'Type 3'), array('class' => 'form-control')); ?>
</td>
<td> <?php echo $this->Html->submit(__('Register'),array('class' => 'btn btn-success')) ?> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emília</td>
<td><?php echo $this->Html->input('value2', array('class' => 'form-control', 'label' => false, 'div' => false)); ?></td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Form->select('types2', array('Type 1', 'Type 2', 'Type 3'), array('class' => 'form-control')); ?>
</td>
<td> <?php echo $this->Html->submit(__('Register'), array('class' => 'btn btn-success')) ?> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php echo $this->Form->end(); ?>
Your Controller:
Also see:
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/data-validation/validating-data-from-the-controller.html
and
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html
public function update() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
if ($this->Register->validates()) {
return $this->redirect(
array('controller' => 'orders', 'action' => 'thanks')
);
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(
__('Unable to validate')
);
}
}
}
More info on saving your data:
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/saving-your-data.html