CakePHP this->paginate not using order field - php

No matter what I do I can't get it to respect the order I specify.
$this->paginate = array(
'Car' => array(
'limit' => 6,
'order' => array(
'Car.year' => 'desc'
),
'table' => 'cars'
)
);
Generated SQL:
SELECT `Car`.`id`, ... `Car`.`year`,... FROM `cars` AS `Car` WHERE 1 = 1 LIMIT 6

Turns out I was using a :sort in my url parameters. Once I took that out all was well :)

If you only have one item, you don't need/shouldn't use an array:
//one thing
var $order = "Model.field DESC";
//multiple things
var $order = array("Model.field" => "asc", "Model.field2" => "DESC");
(per this page)

Note too that virtual fields are ignored by default when paginating.
See "Control which fields used for ordering" in Cake 2.0 Pagination documentation.
Example:
$this->MyModel->virtualFields['count'] = 0;
$this->Paginator->settings = array(
'fields' => 'COUNT(id) AS MyModel__count',
'group' => ('MyModel.group_id'),
'order' => array('MyModel__count' => 'DESC'),
);
// IMPORTANT: pass sortable fields including the virtual field as 3rd parameter:
$log = $this->Paginator->paginate('MyModel', null, array('MyModel__count', 'id'));

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CakePHP - MySQL Order by CAST to INT not working

With CakePHP 2.x and MySQL 5.6.40 i'm creating the following pagination:
$options = array(
'contain' => array(
'Category',
'ProductImage'
),
'limit' => 10,
'order' => array(
'Product.year' => 'DESC',
'Product.month' => 'DESC'
)
);
But i forgot my products.month column is varchar so i have to do a cast to convert the Product.month to integer:
$options = array(
'contain' => array(
'Category',
'ProductImage'
),
'limit' => 10,
'order' => array(
'Product.year' => 'DESC',
'CAST(Product.month as INT)' => 'DESC'
)
);
But on the Query output, it removes the Order By CAST as INT
SELECT
...
FROM
`web_quality`.`products` AS `Product`
LEFT JOIN `web_quality`.`categories` AS `Category` ON (
`Product`.`category_id` = `Category`.`id`
)
WHERE
`Product`.`category_id` IN (
SELECT
id
FROM
categories
WHERE
tag = 'revistas'
AND company_id IN (
SELECT
id
FROM
companies
WHERE
tag = 'dr'
)
)
AND NOT (
(
(`Product`.`year` = '2022')
AND (`Product`.`month` = '2')
)
)
AND `Product`.`enabled` = '1'
ORDER BY
`Product`.`year` DESC,
LIMIT 10
Also it doesn't generate any kind of error, if i try manually the query with the CAST as INT it works, but i have to do it using the CakePHP Model, what could be wrong ?
Thank you so much !
From what I remember you should use a virtual field for that, as the paginator checks whether the given field exists on the model, and whitelisting an SQL snippet doesn't seem like an overly good idea.
So in your model you'd do something like:
public $virtualFields = array(
'month_number' => 'CAST(Product.month as INT)',
);
and then you order by Product.month_number.
See also
Cookbook > Models > Virtual fields
Cookbook > Core Libraries > Components > Pagination > Control which fields used for ordering

data escaping remove for specific filed in cakephp

I am using subquery for id field.
$db = $this->AccountRequest->getDataSource();
$subQuery = $db->buildStatement(
array(
'fields' => array('MAX(id)'),
'table' => $db->fullTableName($this->AccountRequest),
'alias' => 'MaxRecord',
'limit' => null,
'offset' => null,
'order' => null,
'group' => array("user_id")
),
$this->AccountRequest
);
$searching_parameters = array(
#"AccountRequest.id IN " => "(SELECT MAX( id ) FROM `account_requests` GROUP BY user_id)"
"AccountRequest.id IN " => "(".$subQuery.")"
);
$this->Paginator->settings = array(
#'fields' => array('AccountRequest.*'),
'conditions' => $searching_parameters,
'limit' => $limit,
'page' => $page_number,
#'group' => array("AccountRequest.user_id"),
'order' => array(
'AccountRequest.id' => 'DESC'
)
);
$data = $this->Paginator->paginate('AccountRequest');
This structure is producing a query is:
SELECT
`AccountRequest`.`id`,
`AccountRequest`.`user_id`,
`AccountRequest`.`email`,
`AccountRequest`.`emailchange`,
`AccountRequest`.`email_previously_changed`,
`AccountRequest`.`first_name`,
`AccountRequest`.`first_namechange`,
`AccountRequest`.`f_name_previously_changed`,
`AccountRequest`.`last_name`,
`AccountRequest`.`last_namechange`,
`AccountRequest`.`l_name_previously_changed`,
`AccountRequest`.`reason`,
`AccountRequest`.`status`,
`AccountRequest`.`created`,
`AccountRequest`.`modified`
FROM
`syonserv_meetauto`.`account_requests` AS `AccountRequest`
WHERE
`AccountRequest`.`id` IN '(SELECT MAX(id) FROM `syonserv_meetauto`.`account_requests` AS `MaxRecord` WHERE 1 = 1 GROUP BY user_id)'
ORDER BY
`AccountRequest`.`id` DESC
LIMIT 25
In the subquery, its add an extra single quote so it's producing an error.
So, How can I remove these single quotes from this subquery?
Thanks
What are you trying to achieve with the sub query?
The MAX(id) just means it will pull the id with the largest value AKA the most recent insert. The sub query is completely redundant when you can just ORDER BY id DESC.
using MAX() will return only one record, if this is what you want to achieve you can replicate by adding LIMIT 1
If the sub query is just an example and is meant to be from another table I would just run the query that gets the most recent id before running the main query. Getting the last inserted id in a separate query is very quick and I cant see much of a performance loss. I think it will result in cleaner code that`s easier to follow to.
edit 1: From the comments it sounds like all your trying to get is a particular users latest account_requests.
You dont need the sub query at all. My query below will get the most recent account record for the user id you choose.
$this->Paginator->settings = array(
'fields' => array('AccountRequest.*'),
'conditions' => array(
'AccountRequest.user_id' => $userID // you need to set the $userID
)
'page' => $page_number,
'order' => array(
'AccountRequest.id DESC' //shows most recent first
),
'limit' => 1 // set however many you want the maximum to be
);
The other thing you cold be meaning is to get multiple entries from multiple users and display them in order of user first and then the order of recent to old for that user. MYSQL lets you order by more than one field, in that case try:
$this->Paginator->settings = array(
'conditions' => array(
'AccountRequest.user_id' => $userID // you need to set the $userID
)
'page' => $page_number,
'order' => array(
'AccountRequest.user_id', //order by the users first
'AccountRequest.id DESC' //then order there requests by recent to old
)
);
If the example data you have added into the question is irrelevant and you are only concerned about how to do nested subqueries it has already been answered here
CakePHP nesting two select queries
However I still think based on the data in the question you can avoid using a nested query.

Include single item from related table

I have a table called items and a table called item_pics.
item_pics has an item_id, file_name and a rank field (among others).
What I'm looking for is for each item my index page's $items array to contain the file_name from the item_pics matching the item's item_id with the lowest rank. So I can access like (or something like) this in my Items/index.ctp:
foreach ($items as $item):
$img = $item['Item']['ItemPic']['file_name'];
...
I'm pretty new to CakePHP, this is my first project. I thought that this within the Item model would cause item_pics data to be pulled (although I figured all related item_pics for each item would get pulled rather than just the one with the lowest rank):
public $hasMany = array(
'ItemPic' => array(
'className' => 'ItemPic',
'foreignKey' => 'item_id',
'dependent' => false
)
}
but I can see that no item_pics data is loaded (at the bottom of items/index):
SELECT `Item`.`id`, `Item`.`title`, `Item`.`description`, `Item`.`created`, `Item`.`modified`, `Item`.`type`, `Project`.`id`, `Project`.`item_id`, `Project`.`title`, `Project`.`description`, `Project`.`rank`, `Project`.`created`, `Project`.`modified`
FROM `laurensabc`.`items` AS `Item`
LEFT JOIN `laurensabc`.`projects`
AS `Project`
ON (`Project`.`item_id` = `Item`.`id`)
WHERE `Item`.`type` IN (1, 2)
LIMIT 20
also, while I would like projects to be joined in the view pages, I don't really need them in the index page.
I've done some searching and haven't been able to find exactly what I'm looking for. I suppose I could do a query within the index view item loop, but I'm trying to make sure I do things the right way... the CakePHP way. I assume I need to change something about my model relationships but I haven't had any luck.
CakePHP - Associations - HasMany, this makes it seem like I could order by rank and limit 1. But this didn't work... and even if it did, I wouldn't want that to affect the view pages but rather just the index page.
My Controller looks like this:
public function index($type = null) {
$this->Item->recursive = 0;
$conditions = array();
if ($type == "sale") {
$conditions = array(
"Item.type" => array(self::FOR_SALE, self::FOR_SALE_OR_RENT)
);
} else if ($type == "rent" ) {
$conditions = array(
"Item.type" => array(self::FOR_RENT, self::FOR_SALE_OR_RENT)
);
} else {
$conditions = array("Item.type !=" => self::HIDDEN);
}
$paginated = $this->Paginator->paginate($conditions);
debug($paginated);
$this->set('items', $paginated);
$this->set('title', ($type == null ? "Items for Sale or Rent" : "Items for " . ucwords($type)));
}
I have also tried this on my controller, but it doesn't seem to do anything either:
$this->paginate = array(
'conditions' => $conditions,
'joins' => array(
array(
'alias' => 'ItemPic',
'table' => 'item_pics',
'type' => 'left',
'conditions' => array('ItemPic.item_id' => 'Item.id'),
'order' => array('ItemPic.rank' => 'asc'),
'limit' => 1
)
)
);
$paginated = $this->paginate($this->Item);
First, set containable behavior in AppModel (or if you don't want it on each model, put it on Item model):
public $actsAs = array('Containable');
Then, on your find query:
$items = $this->Item->find('all', array(
'contain' => array(
'ItemPic' => array(
'fields' => array('file_name'),
'order' => 'rank',
'limit' => 1
)
)
));
Then the result array you can access it like:
foreach ($items as $item):
$img = $item['ItemPic']['file_name'];
Edit: Then you should put it on the paginate query:
$this->paginate = array(
'conditions' => $conditions,
'contain' => array(
'ItemPic' => array(
'fields' => array('file_name'),
'order' => 'rank',
'limit' => 1
)
)
);
In this case, I would probably order by rank and limit 1 as you said, and make that a dynamic association just for the index page (See http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/associations-linking-models-together.html#creating-and-destroying-associations-on-the-fly). So use $this->Item->bindModel(array('hasMany' => array('ItemPic' => $options))); (which I believe should replace your current settings for HasMany ItemPic, but you may have to unbindmodel first)
Associations created through bindModel will go through for the next query only, then it'll revert to your normal settings, unless you specifically set an option to keep using the new association.
As for why it's not getting ItemPics with Items, or why trying to order by rank and limit 1 didn't work for you, I can't really say without seeing more of your code.

Cakephp DISTINCT

How do I use DISTINCT to get unique user id with highest value for total_time_driven_at_this_trip and also pull user_name from another table which has belongsto relations based on user_id?
I tried this...
$this->set('tripNsws', $this->TripNsw->find('all',array('limit' => 20,'fields' => array('DISTINCT(TripNsw.user_id)','TripNsw.total_time_driven_at_this_trip'),'group' => array('TripNsw.user_id') ,'order' => array('TripNsw.total_time_driven_at_this_trip desc'))));
but it's not working.
I suppose you need to get below....
SELECT DISTINCT(user_id),`total_time_driven_at_this_trip` FROM `trip_nsws` order by `total_time_driven_at_this_trip` desc
// see below url
http://book.cakephp.org/1.3/view/1018/find
array(
'conditions' => array('Model.field' => $thisValue), //array of conditions
'recursive' => 1, //int
'fields' => array('Model.field1', 'DISTINCT Model.field2'), //array of field names
'order' => array('Model.created', 'Model.field3 DESC'), //string or array defining order
'group' => array('Model.field'), //fields to GROUP BY
'limit' => n, //int
'page' => n, //int
'offset'=>n, //int
'callbacks' => true //other possible values are false, 'before', 'after'
)
// or try this
function some_function() {
$total = $this->Article->find('count');
$pending = $this->Article->find('count', array('conditions' => array('Article.status' => 'pending')));
$authors = $this->Article->User->find('count');
$publishedAuthors = $this->Article->find('count', array(
'fields' => 'DISTINCT Article.user_id',
'conditions' => array('Article.status !=' => 'pending')
));
}
Correct Syntax for DISTINCT keywork in cakephp
$this->set('banners', $this->Banner->find('all',array('fields'=>'DISTINCT Banner.id')));
Make sure DISTINCT uses in fields array.
The correct syntaxis is
$this->set('tripNsws', $this->TripNsw->find('all',array('fields'=>'DISTINCT TripNsw.user_id')));
I've always used a GROUP BY in the query to get the same result as DISTINCT
You can consider setting it as a Virtual Field ( http://book.cakephp.org/1.3/view/1608/Virtual-fields )
$this->Model->virtualFields['distinct_user'] = 'DISTINCT Model.user_id';
'fields' => array('DISTINCT Model.Modelfield')
or
'fields' => array('Model.id','DISTINCT Model.Modelfield')

How can I limit the find to a specific number in CakePHP?

I have a user model which gives me latest users as output. How can I limit the record to just output me 200 records instead of all the users in database?
According to the documentation, the second argument to the find() method is a $params array.
One of the possible values to pass in this array is a limit key. So you could do the following:
$users = $this->User->find('all', array('limit' => 200));
"i have it like array('limit' => 21, 'page' => 1) for paging 21 users in one page.. if i change the limit there to 200 then it paginates 200 users in one page only...in this case how to limit along with proper pagination?? – Anonymous May 14 '09 at 7:22"
yes you can use the cakePHP pagination helper as someone has mentioned. But there may be some cases where you want to do your own pagination or just limit the number of records retrieved per call. For what it's worth here's how I handled one such situation.
Say for example you want to retrieve a certain number of records per page, Then:
$start = 0; -> this is in order to start retrieving records starting from the first one. If you need to say for example, start from the 31st, then $start = 30;
So,
$start = 0;
$length = 20; // we are going to retrieve 20 records starting from the first record
And the code will be something like:
// To retrieve a number of Products per page
$products = $this->Product->find('all', array(
'order' => 'product_number ASC',
'limit' => $start.','.$length,
'recursive' => -1
)
);
Don't paginate with find().
Cake Pagination: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/pagination.html
array(
'conditions' => array('Model.field' => $thisValue), //array of conditions
'recursive' => 1, //int
//array of field names
'fields' => array('Model.field1', 'DISTINCT Model.field2'),
//string or array defining order
'order' => array('Model.created', 'Model.field3 DESC'),
'group' => array('Model.field'), //fields to GROUP BY
'limit' => n, //int
'page' => n, //int
)
Limit * page = 200 set your values according to your comfortable view in pages. This might help
You can also try this out
$results = $this->Model->find('all',
array('limit'=>10,
'order'=>array('date DESC')));
open the model file of user and do as follows:
you will need to change the 'limit' property in the relationship variable named
var $hasMany = array( 'Abus' =>
array('className' => 'Abus',
'foreignKey' => 'user_id',
'dependent' => false, 'conditions'
=> '',
'fields' => '', 'order' => '', 'limit' => '200', 'offset'
=> '', 'exclusive' => '', 'finderQuery' => '',
'counterQuery' => '' ) );
OR you can also try this out...
in your users controller set the $paginate to like this.
var $paginate = array('limit' => 200);
The records will be limited to 200 now wherever you use paginate.

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