Mysql view in yii - php

Question

I created 2 mysql views, and has generated from them 2 model.
MostPopularCoupon
class MostPopularCoupon extends CActiveRecord
{
public function tableName()
{
return 'most_popular_coupon';
}
public function rules()
{
return array(
array('coupon_id', 'required'),
array('coupon_id', 'numerical', 'integerOnly'=>true),
array('left_coupons', 'length', 'max'=>22),
array('stopped_at', 'safe'),
array('left_coupons, coupon_id, stopped_at', 'safe', 'on'=>'search'),
);
}
public function relations()
{
return array(
);
}
public function attributeLabels()
{
return array(
'left_coupons' => 'Left Coupons',
'coupon_id' => 'Coupon',
'stopped_at' => 'Stopped At',
);
}
public function search()
{
$criteria=new CDbCriteria;
$criteria->compare('left_coupons',$this->left_coupons,true);
$criteria->compare('coupon_id',$this->coupon_id);
$criteria->compare('stopped_at',$this->stopped_at,true);
return new CActiveDataProvider($this, array(
'criteria'=>$criteria,
));
}
public static function model($className=__CLASS__)
{
return parent::model($className);
}
}
MostActiveCity
class MostActiveCity extends CActiveRecord
{
public function tableName()
{
return 'most_active_city';
}
public function rules()
{
return array(
array('mines', 'length', 'max'=>21),
array('city', 'length', 'max'=>255),
array('mines, city', 'safe', 'on'=>'search'),
);
}
public function relations()
{
return array();
}
public function attributeLabels()
{
return array(
'mines' => 'Mines',
'city' => 'City',
);
}
public function search()
{
$criteria=new CDbCriteria;
$criteria->compare('mines',$this->mines,true);
$criteria->compare('city',$this->city,true);
return new CActiveDataProvider($this, array(
'criteria'=>$criteria,
));
}
public static function model($className=__CLASS__)
{
return parent::model($className);
}
}
But due to no experience, don't know how to use them correctly. I need to substitute company_id in the query to get the data of the company belongs to the current user...

Answer 1

Please relock at your design. You would be better off having model classes of City{} and Coupon{}, then have functions for example MostPopularCoupons inside the Coupon class. You could then call them as functions of the class. For example.
In your model
class Coupon extends CActiveRecord
{
// NOTE: This is important for your alias column.
public $couponCount;
public function tableName()
{
return 'coupon';
}
...
public function MostPopularCoupons()
{
$Criteria = new CDbCriteria();
$Criteria->select = ' count(*) as couponCount ';
$lstCoupons = Coupon::model()->findAll($Criteria);
return $lstCoupons;
}
}
Then, in your controller
$coupon_id = 10;
$model1 = Coupon::model()->findByPK((int)$coupon_id);
$lstCouponCount = Coupon::MostPopularCoupons();