Check your filenames of your models! They should be as described in the CakePHP book at: http://book.cakephp.org/view/902/File-and-Classname-Conventions
Currently your application is not using your defined models, but the AppModel instead. When you have fixed your naming issue, it should work :) Enjoy, John On 6 Mar., 17:14, edster <[email protected]> wrote: > I just started learning CakePHP and ran into a problem almost > immediately. I am using the Apress book "Beginning CakePHP" and > created tables for "users" and "posts" (as well as models and > controllers) and use the scaffolding for views. I tested the add new > user (works fine), but the add new post doesn't pull in the users. I > get field labeled "Users" and a drop down list but the drop down is > empty. The book notes that if this doesn't work there is a problem > with the table associations but doesn't suggest any way to > troubleshoot what may be wrong. > > I checked the database structure and all the files below several times > and they all look ok to me. I tried it with and without explicitly > declaring the foreign key but doesn't seem to work either way. > > The book is obviously from 2008 and I am using Cake 1.3.7 has > something changed since this example was made? > > .../models/users.php > > <?php > class User extends AppModel { > var $name = 'User'; > var $hasMany = array('Post');} > > ?> > > .../models/posts.php > > <?php > class Post extends AppModel { > var $name = 'Post'; > var $belongsTo = array('User' => array('className' => 'User', > 'foreignKey' => 'user_id') );} > > ?> > > .../controllers/users_controller.php > > <?php > class UsersController extends AppController { > var $name = 'Users'; > var $scaffold;} > > ?> > > .../controllers/posts_controller.php > > <?php > class PostsController extends AppController { > var $name = 'Posts'; > var $scaffold;} > > ?> -- 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
