Is the load model call the line with the error? Can you post more code?
The component idea should be fine. More details of your bab/menu model would be good. - S On 20 Jan 2012 16:13, "Dave D" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm looking to create a site where I can have a navigation list on one > side of each page where the list of links is taken from a database > table. > > I can create the list of links just fine in the layout, but I'm suck > looking at how I might be able to get the list out from the database. > I've been looking around the internet to see how I might be able to > work it in, but I haven't been able to find anything that would work > for sure, so I was thinking I should get some input from this group > before I continue. > > The first idea I saw was to include the model in the AppController, > but I can't get that to work in the slightest. I tried putting this > in my AppController: > > $this->loadModel('Sitelist'); > > Which breaks everything, giving me the error: "Parse error: syntax > error, unexpected T_VARIABLE, expecting T_FUNCTION in /path/to/cake/ > app/Controller/AppController.php on line 36 ". > > I already created a "Sitelist" model, controller and view with basic > CRUD and I'm able to edit everything fine through another page. > > I've also seen the suggestion to create a component that gets included > in all of the controllers which queries the database to get the list, > which then gets used by the layout, but I haven't found anything about > that written after version 1.2. > > I'm working with CakePHP 2.0.5. If anybody knows what the proper way > to get a list like this populated, please let me know. > > Thanks! > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] For more options, visit this group > at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php > -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
