Custom table names in CakePHP - php

Question

I am building a portfolio website using CakePHP and have named my model 'Portfolio' and my controller 'PortfolioController' however cake decides to look for a table called portfolios instead of just portfolio! How can I fix this as I don't want to call my table portfolios!
Also when dealing with the foreach loop in the views where it has statements like
<?php foreach ($posts as $post): ?> how would I deal with the plural issue with my portfolio?
Thanks
EDIT Here is the index.ctp file where I have the plural issue:
<p><?php echo $this->Html->link("Add Post", array('action' => 'add')); ?></p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Id</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Action</th>
<th>Created</th>
</tr>
<!-- Here's where we loop through our $posts array, printing out post info -->
<?php foreach ($posts as $post): ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $post['Portfolio']['id']; ?></td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link($post['Portfolio']['title'], array('action' => 'view', $post['Portfolio']['id']));?>
</td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link(
'Delete',
array('action' => 'delete', $post['Portfolio']['id']),
null,
'Are you sure?'
)?>
<?php echo $this->Html->link('Edit', array('action' => 'edit', $post['Portfolio']['id']));?>
</td>
<td><?php echo $post['Portfolio']['created']; ?></td>
</tr>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</table>
EDIT Here is the controller:
<?php
class PortfolioController extends AppController
{
var $helpers = array ('Html','Form');
var $name = 'Portfolio';
function index()
{
$this->set('portfolio', $this->Portfolio->find('all'));
}
function view($id = null)
{
$this->Portfolio->id = $id;
$this->set('portfolio', $this->Portfolio->read());
}
function add()
{
if (!empty($this->data))
{
if ($this->Portfolio->save($this->data))
{
$this->Session->setFlash('Your post has been saved.');
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
}
}
}
function delete($id)
{
if ($this->Portfolio->delete($id))
{
$this->Session->setFlash('The post with id: ' . $id . ' has been deleted.');
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
}
}
function edit($id = null)
{
$this->Portfolio->id = $id;
if (empty($this->data))
{
$this->data = $this->Portfolio->read();
}
else
{
if ($this->Portfolio->save($this->data))
{
$this->Session->setFlash('Your post has been updated.');
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
}
}
}
}
?>

Answer 1

Class Portfolio extends App_Model{
public $useTable = 'portfolio';
}
in you model you can set the $useTable variable to be whatever you need.
in views you pass variable values from controllers with set method
$this->set('portfolio',$array_of_data);
so the first parameter can be anything you like.

Answer 2

in the index action.
$this->set('portfolio', $this->Portfolio->find('all'));
see the code here? that's what I meant.
you are setting $portfolio variable for your view. so you must change all your $posts variables into $portfolio variables.
<p><?php echo $this->Html->link("Add Post", array('action' => 'add')); ?></p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Id</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Action</th>
<th>Created</th>
</tr>
<!-- Here's where we loop through our $posts array, printing out post info -->
<?php foreach ($portfolio as $portfolio_item): ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $portfolio_item['Portfolio']['id']; ?></td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link($portfolio_item['Portfolio']['title'], array('action' => 'view', $portfolio_item['Portfolio']['id']));?>
</td>
<td>
<?php echo $this->Html->link(
'Delete',
array('action' => 'delete', $portfolio_item['Portfolio']['id']),
null,
'Are you sure?'
)?>
<?php echo $this->Html->link('Edit', array('action' => 'edit', $portfolio_item['Portfolio']['id']));?>
</td>
<td><?php echo $portfolio_item['Portfolio']['created']; ?></td>
</tr>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</table>
or change portfolio in set method to posts like this.
$this->set('posts', $this->Portfolio->find('all'));