Duplicate values insert into the database in Codeigniter - php

Question

I am inserting some data into the database in my Codeigniter controller
function addsoothingmemory() {
$config['upload_path'] = './uploads2/';
$config['allowed_types'] = 'gif|jpg|png';
$config['max_size'] = '500000';
$config['max_width'] = '100024';
$config['max_height'] = '100768';
$this->upload->initialize($config);
if (!$this->upload->do_upload()) {
$error = array('error' => $this->upload->display_errors());
$this->load->view('soothing', $error);
} else {
$imagedata = $this->upload->data();
$data = array(
'image_path' => $imagedata['file_name'],
'title' => $this->input->post('title'),
'user_id' => $this->session->userdata("user_id"),
'feelingrate' => $this->session->userdata("feelingrate"),
'description' => $this->input->post('description')
);
$query = $this->favourite_db->getsoothingcount() + 1;
$this->favourite_db->add_soothingmemory($data);
$count = array('soothingcount' => $query);
$this->favourite_db->updateusercount($count);
$this->load->view('positivepast', $data);
}
}
Model
function add_soothingmemory($data) {
$this->load->database();
$this->db->insert('soothingmemory', $data);
$this->set_session();
return $data;
}
The problem is when the value is inserted into the database it inserts three times creating multiple/duplicate rows.

Answer 1

I had the same problem,
anyhow, in your model,
$this->db->limit(1);
$this->db->insert('soothingmemory', $data);
that way duplicates will be avoided.
Hope it helps

Answer 2

Make the following changes:
function addsoothingmemory() {
$config['upload_path'] = './uploads2/';
$config['allowed_types'] = 'gif|jpg|png';
$config['max_size'] = '500000';
$config['max_width'] = '100024';
$config['max_height'] = '100768';
$this->upload->initialize($config);
if (!$this->upload->do_upload()) {
$error = array('error' => $this->upload->display_errors());
$this->load->view('soothing', $error);
} else {
$imagedata = $this->upload->data();
$data = array(
'image_path' => $imagedata['file_name'],
'title' => $this->input->post('title'),
'user_id' => $this->session->userdata("user_id"),
'feelingrate' => $this->session->userdata("feelingrate"),
'description' => $this->input->post('description')
);
$query = $this->favourite_db->getsoothingcount() + 1;
$save = $this->favourite_db->add_soothingmemory($data);
// Move this code into the model
// $count = array('soothingcount' => $query);
if($save == true){
$this->favourite_db->updateusercount($query);
$this->load->view('positivepast', $data);
}else{
//do something else
}
}
}
In the model
function add_soothingmemory($data) {
$this->load->database();
$save = $this->db->insert('soothingmemory', $data);
//This condition will check, if the $data was save
if($save == true){
//If is save, it will set the session and return true
$this->set_session();
return true;
}else{
return false;
}
}