How to do validation without a database table: You still need a model. For a concrete example, check out Snook's CakePHP contact form: http://snook.ca/archives/cakephp/contact_form_cakephp/
Where to put common controller functions? Create a component. Hope this helps On Mar 5, 11:00 pm, D4rko <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > I have a form that submits it's data to a controller, which then > processes it (possibly in some complicated way) and saves it to a > database. Or even doesn't save it, just uses it to render view. The > point is that there is no direct relation between form fields and > database tables. How do I validate such form, while still having the > benefits of form helpers mentioned in tutorials (automatic toggling of > error messages, repopulating the fields with entered data). One idea I > have is to create the model with empty useTable var, and use it to > validate the form - but that's not entirely intuitive to me. Is it > okay (and "the MVC way") to do so, create such model for every form I > want to validate, or is there some other, preferred solution? > > The other question is - there is a function that I want to be > accessible by two controllers (but not necessarily by every function > in the whole application, global variables and functions doesn't sound > too OOP). Where do I put it to make it possible? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
