Symfony PUT method - php

Question

I want send data via PUT method, my controller action:
public function updateTestAction(Request $request)
{
$em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
$progress = $em->getRepository('CodeCatsPanelBundle:Progress')->find(5);
//$form = $this->createForm(new ProgressType(), $progress, array('method' => 'PUT'))->add('submit', 'submit');
$form = $this->createForm(new ProgressType(), $progress)->add('submit', 'submit');
$form->handleRequest($request);
return $this->render('CodeCatsPanelBundle:Progress:test.html.twig', [
'form' => $form->createView(),
'valid' => $form->isValid(),
'progress' => $progress,
'request' => $request
]);
}
the first one form works correct, but when I change method to PUT I receive validation error:
This form should not contain extra fields.
I know that Symfony2 use post and extra hidden field _method but how to valid data in this case?

Answer 1

just add a hidden input in your template like:
<form action='your route'>
<input type='hidden' name='_method' value='PUT'>
//do something.......
</form>
in your action:
public function updateTestAction(Request $request)
{
$em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
$progress = $em->getRepository('CodeCatsPanelBundle:Progress')->find(5);
$form = $this->createForm(new ProgressType(), $progress)->add('submit', 'submit');
$form->handleRequest($request);
if ($form->isValid()){
//do something
}
return $this->render('CodeCatsPanelBundle:Progress:test.html.twig', [
'form' => $form->createView(),
'valid' => $form->isValid(),//you need this?
'progress' => $progress,
'request' => $request
]);
}
in your route config file:
yourRouteName:
path: /path
defaults: { _controller: yourBundle:XX:updateTest }
requirements:
_method: [PUT]

Answer 2

Most browsers do not support sending PUT and DELETE requests via the
method attribute in an HTML form.
Fortunately, Symfony provides you with a simple way of working around
this limitation.
Symfony 3
Enable http-method-override
In web/app.php:
Request::enableHttpMethodParameterOverride(); // add this line
Choose one of the following override:
In a Twig Template
{# app/Resources/views/default/new.html.twig #}
{{ form_start(form, {'action': path('target_route'), 'method': 'GET'}) }}
In a Form
form = $this->createForm(new TaskType(), $task, array(
'action' => $this->generateUrl('target_route'),
'method' => 'GET',
));
In a Controller / the lazy way
$form = $this->createFormBuilder($task)
->setAction($this->generateUrl('target_route'))
->setMethod('GET')
->add('task', 'text')
->add('dueDate', 'date')
->add('save', 'submit')
->getForm();
Post-Symfony 2.2
Same as above, just Step 2, Step 1 is done by default.
Pre-Symfony 2.2
Same as above, Step 1 and 2.
References
Faking the method with _method
Changing the action and methods in a form
Symfony configuration with http-method-override