CakePHP - sending POST requests in cakephp API and data handling - php

Question

I have created a CakePHP app and after already set the routes.php files,i can send JSON requests,in order to use my app as an API. For testing,i have created a function which goes like this:
public function api() {
if($this->request->is('post')) {
$data1 = (string)$this->request->data['Model']['data1'];
$data2 = (string)$this->request->data['Model']['data2'];
//logic goes here,it does stuff and $result is the variable where the result of the login is saved
//$data1 and $data2 are used in the logic
$result = 'result';
$this->set('results',$result);
$this->set('_serialize',array('results'));
}
}
I have also created the exact same function with another name,which is meant to be used via a web form and that works correctly. BUT,this code,at this function here,when i POST data (i use Dev HTTP Client chrome extension),it returns the $results variable empty,like it does not receive what i send :/
I send the data as follows via the chrome extension i use:
data1='stuff1'&data2='stuff2'
and it returns me just
{
"results":""
}
(while the same code works perfectly when used without json).
Did i miss something?Does it seem to do something wrong? Please help me a bit around here..
ps:if you need more info,just tell me and i'll post it.
Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

The correct way to access that post would be
$this->request->data['data1'];
to verify what data is being sent do this:
public function api() {
//if($this->request->is('post')) {
$data1 = (string)$this->request->data['Model']['data1'];
$data2 = (string)$this->request->data['Model']['data2'];
//logic goes here,it does stuff and $result is the variable where the result of the login is saved
//$data1 and $data2 are used in the logic
$result = 'result';
//$this->set('results',$result);
$this->set('results',array('root'=>$this->request);
$this->set('_serialize',array('results'));
//}
}