You could try looping through the files array and saving them manually:
foreach $_FILES['files'] as $file {
// create data array containing fields such as a foreignKey, model, etc.
and save them as individual records
}
Or, instead of using the multiple option, you can try processing them each
as a single request so you don't have to change anything in your controller
but rather just how the view presents it. I've used drag and drop jQuery
plugins and the like to help with this. It's by far my favorite solution,
because it doesn't rely on browser specific features (such as HTML5
multiple upload).
On Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:42:25 PM UTC-7, double07 wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm using the cakephp media plugin in my project using the monolithic
> style attachments table, i.e. all the attachments go in the one table
> with foreign_key, model, group etc. saved with the file details. So my
> model looks like:
>
> class ProjectProfile extends AppModel {
>
> var $name = 'ProjectProfile';
> var $useDbConfig = 'default';
> var $useTable = 'project_profiles';
> var $actsAs = array('Media.Transfer', 'Media.Generator');
>
> public $belongsTo = array(
> 'Project' => array(
> 'className' => 'Project',
> 'foreignKey' => 'pjID'
> )
> );
>
> var $hasMany = array(
> 'Photo' => array(
> 'className' => 'Media.Attachment',
> 'order' => 'Photo.basename, Photo.id',
> 'foreignKey' => 'foreign_key',
> 'conditions' => array('Photo.model' => 'ProjectProfile',
> 'Photo.group' => 'Photo'),
> 'dependent' => true)
> );
>
> Then a saveAll in the controller when saving my record saves the
> attached file(s).
>
> This all works fine, however I'd really like to be able to upload
> multiple files at once, which the plugin does support by doing this in
> the form:
>
> echo $this->Form->hidden('Photo.0.model', array('value' => 'Photo'));
> echo $this->Form->input('Photo.0.file', array('type' => 'file');
> echo $this->Form->hidden('Photo.1.model', array('value' => 'Photo'));
> echo $this->Form->input('Photo.1.file', array('type' => 'file');
> echo $this->Form->hidden('Photo.2.model', array('value' => 'Photo'));
> echo $this->Form->input('Photo.2.file', array('type' => 'file');
>
> But I think you'd agree that's a bit cumbersome to have to click
> browse for each individual file. The simplist method I could see to to
> allow multiple file uploads was to use the HTML5 multiple file section
> option -
> http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/veganista/2012/01/31/html_5_multiple_file_upload_with_cake
>
> :
>
> echo $this->Form->input('files.', array('type' => 'file',
> 'multiple'));
>
> This allows you to shift click in the file browser to select multiple
> files then puts the files into an array to save... however, this field
> format isn't handled by the media plugin. Also, there'd be no way to
> add the model, group etc. fields on the save as far as I could see.
>
> So, does anybody know how I can handle multi file uploads with the
> media plugin using the monolithic model? I'm open to all suggestions.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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