CakePHP Questions

I got frustrated with long complicated validation rules in my models, and the limited functionality of Bake's validation generation, so I made my own tool. If I get enough support I will clean it up, make it pretty, and probably get it its own...

I'm moving some of my find code inside models.

Previously in my controller I had

$this->Book->Review->find('first', array(
	'conditions' => array(
		'Review.book_id' => $id,
		'Review.user_id' => $this->Auth->user('id')
	)
));

so in my Review...

How can I find if the data inserted for a model is a new record and not an updated record?

I want something like that

function beforesave()
{
if (isnew)
$this->data[model][field]=$some
}

I just created a new cake app in a subdir in our company's web server.

My problem is I don't know how to configure the web app to run on a Subdir.

Can you please tell me how to do it?

I'm using the Linkable behavior (http://blog.rafaelbandeira3.com/2008/11/16/linkable-behavior-taking-it-easy-in-your-db/) to generate joined queries.

I have the following find operation:

        $episodes =...

Hi all,

I have a cakephp script for an online store and I would like to change the default layout and design of the website. Is it possible to change the website design using wysiwig editor and what is the process for doing this? Also, do I have...

I'm successfully proceeding in process of learning Cake, and now I wonder:

I have this code:

echo $form->create(false, array('url' => '/search/'));
echo $form->input('term', array('class' => 'searchBox', 'label' => false, 'div' => false));
echo...

I was reading the Cookbook tonight and I noticed that there are comparisons for the "required" flag and "notEmpty" rule, and the "allowEmpty" flag and the "required" flag...

But no comparison for the "allowEmpty" flag and "notEmpty" rule.

So the...

How can I select a defined list of fields in a findAll() query which runs on a HABTM model. I have the model diagram with HABTM tags. In the tag model I use:

$this->Tag->findAll();

This returns a correct result but the query selects all(!)...

I am new to Cake and just installed it to a server. When I did, I got the following warning on the initial page that I am hoping someone can explain to me:

Warning (2):...