Add the Timestamp behavior to your table:
class ArticlesTable extends Table {
public function initialize(array $config) {
$this->addBehavior('Timestamp');
}
}
http://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/core-libraries/behaviors/timestamp.html
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:10:05 AM UTC+1, Dr. Tarique Sani wrote:
>
> Thanks again. Last question of the day - what to do to get created and
> modified fields to work automagically. Created can be defaulted to current
> timestamp, what about modified?
>
> Tarique
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:01 PM, José Lorenzo <[email protected]<javascript:>
> > wrote:
>
>> Entities go in App/Model/Entity/ and they should be the singular of your
>> table without suffixes. For example App/Model/Entity/Article.php that way
>> cakephp will be able to load it and know it is associated to ArticlesTable.
>>
>> If you wish to divert from the conventions you can change it in your
>> table class:
>>
>> class ArticlesTable extends Table {
>>
>> public function initialize(array $config) {
>> $this->entityClass('App\Model\ArticleEntity');
>> }
>> }
>>
>> In general I would not recommend this as it makes it harder for the
>> FormHelper to figure out where stuff is.
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:12:30 AM UTC+1, Dr. Tarique Sani wrote:
>>
>>> ok that brings me to the next question.
>>>
>>> How do I get $article = $this->Articles->newEntity($this->request->data);
>>> to use the Entity class I have created in App/Model/ArticleEntity.php ?
>>> Doesn't the controller automagically include it, What is the convention for
>>> Entity classes?
>>>
>>> Tarique
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 12:53 PM, José Lorenzo <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> This could possibly be the most difficult part to understand in 3.0 and
>>>> may be subject to change if it turns out to be too complicated. All
>>>> properties in the entities are protected by default against mass
>>>> assignment, you need to modify your Article entity in order to let CakePHP
>>>> know what properties can be assigned by newEntity:
>>>>
>>>> class Article extends Entity {
>>>>
>>>> protected $_accessible = ['title' => true, 'body' => true];
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> or if you just don't care (not recommended):
>>>>
>>>> class Article extends Entity {
>>>>
>>>> protected $_accessible = ['*' => true];
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> The latter can be seen as a Eloquent::unguard();
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:30:45 AM UTC+1, Dr. Tarique Sani wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Wonder why saving is failing
>>>>>
>>>>> I am doing
>>>>>
>>>>> $article = $this->Articles->newEntity($this->request->data);
>>>>>
>>>>> if ($this->Articles->save($article)) {
>>>>> $this->Session->setFlash(__('Your article has been
>>>>> saved.'));
>>>>> return $this->redirect(['action' => 'index']);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> $this->Session->setFlash(__('Unable to add your article.'));
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> debug($this->request->data);
>>>>>
>>>>> gives
>>>>>
>>>>> [
>>>>> 'title' => 'Test Title',
>>>>> 'body' => 'This is the body'
>>>>> ]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> but debug($article);
>>>>>
>>>>> give
>>>>>
>>>>> object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {
>>>>>
>>>>> 'new' => null,
>>>>> 'accessible' => [],
>>>>> 'properties' => [],
>>>>> 'dirty' => [],
>>>>> 'virtual' => [],
>>>>> 'errors' => []
>>>>>
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> What can possibly be wrong. I am guessing the title and body should
>>>>> appear as properties of the newly created entity without which the saving
>>>>> will not happen
>>>>>
>>>>> I did a composer update just now - so I do have the latest code.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Tarique
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