CakePHP 2.x Translate Behavior Not Saving to i18n Table - php

Question

I've followed the instructions in the manual for setting up Translate Behavior with CakePHP 2.1, as well as this question here on Stack. I am not getting any errors, but my translated posts are not saving to my i18n table.
Here is my PostModel.php:
class Post extends AppModel {
public $title = 'Post';
public $name = 'Post';
public $body = 'Post';
public $actAs = array(
'Translate' => array(
'title' => 'titleTranslation',
'body' => 'bodyTranslation'
)
);
public $validate = array(
'title' => array(
'rule' => 'notEmpty'
),
'body' => array(
'rule' => 'notEmpty'
)
);
}
And here are my add and edit functions in PostsController.php:
public function add() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
$this->Post->locale = 'fre';
$this->Post->create();
if ($this->Post->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('Your post has been saved.', true));
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'admin'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('Unable to add your post.', true));
}
}
}
public function edit($id = null) {
$this->Post->id = $id;
if ($this->request->is('get'))
{
$this->Post->locale = 'fre';
$this->request->data = $this->Post->read();
}
else
{
if ($this->Post->save($this->request->data))
{
$this->Post->locale = 'fre';
$this->Session->setFlash(__('Your post has been updated.', true));
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'admin'));
}
else
{
$this->Session->setFlash(__('Unable to update your post.', true));
}
}
}
I initialized the i18n table using Console. Should I drop the table and try reinitializing? Not sure why there would be a problem there.

Answer 1

More reusable solution is to add to your AppModel:
class AppModel extends Model {
public $actsAs = array('Containable');
/**
* Converts structure of translated content by TranslateBehavior to be compatible
* when saving model
*
* #link http://rafal-filipek.blogspot.com/2009/01/translatebehavior-i-formularze-w.html
*/
public function afterFind($results, $primary = false) {
if (isset($this->Behaviors->Translate)) {
foreach ($this->Behaviors->Translate->settings[$this->alias] as $value) {
foreach ($results as $index => $row) {
if (array_key_exists($value, $row)) {
foreach($row[$value] as $locale) {
if (isset($results[$index][$this->alias][$locale['field']])) {
if (!is_array($results[$index][$this->alias][$locale['field']])) {
$results[$index][$this->alias][$locale['field']] = array();
}
$results[$index][$this->alias][$locale['field']][$locale['locale']] = $locale['content'];
}
}
}
}
}
}
return $results;
}
}
This code automatically converts what returns TranslateBehavior to be able to create multi-language form like:
echo $this->Form->input('Category.name.eng');
echo $this->Form->input('Category.name.deu');
echo $this->Form->input('Category.name.pol');
Tested on CakePHP 2.3. And I discovered that now Model->saveAssociated() is required instead of Model->save().

Answer 2

Try to add this in your form on add.ctp:
<?php
echo $this->Form->create('Post');
echo $this->Form->input('Post.title.fre');
echo $this->Form->input('Post.body.fre');
//Something more...
echo $this->Form->end(__('Submit'));
?>
in your edit.ctp:
<?php
echo $this->Form->create('Post');
echo $this->Form->input('id');
echo $this->Form->input('Post.title.fre', array('value'=>$this->request->data['titleTranslation'][0]['content'));
echo $this->Form->input('Post.body.fre', array('value'=>$this->request->data['bodyTranslation'][0]['content'));
//Something more...
echo $this->Form->end(__('Submit'));
?>
assuming index of data['titleTranslation'][0] is in French, to easily see an array in the view I recommend to use DebugKit https://github.com/cakephp/debug_kit
I hope this will help

Answer 3

Use saveMany instedof save. it's working fine for me.

Answer 4

For those who have the same problem: the correct variable is $actsAs, not $actAs.