CakePHP validation troubles

[garry]

So I'm using the CakePHP application framework on my local server with PHP5. I don't know if any of you are familiar with it but I've tried getting help from the cakephp website but nobody knew so I thought I'd ask here.

 

For some reason, using CakePHP's validate function does not work on my server when it works on others. Another person sent me an exact copy of some code he had on his server using the same version of CakePHP and the PHP 5 but his would validate and mine wouldn't. What happens is, the validate function is supposed to check to see if data is alphaNumeric and of a certain length, but instead, mine does not do this and inserts blank entries into the database instead of displaying errors.

 

So my question is, what could be wrong with my server (PHP settings or apache settings or something) that would cause this to not validate? I know it's definitely something wrong with my server and don't have a clue what it'd be. Thanks!

[phpzone]

Can we see some code, preferably, where you retrieve your variables, where you insert to db and where you validate.

 

Ta.

[garry]

Well it is all relevant to CakePHP so a lot of you won't know how it works and the exact same code works for another person so I don't think there's anything wrong with the code, just something with my version of PHP or apache or something. But if you insist:

 

A test validation form I tried (written by someone who knows a lot about cakephp and worked for them)

<?php // View for the form - what the page looks like ?>
<h2>Add Option</h2>

<form method="post" action="">
<p><?php echo $form->input('Option.name'); ?></p>
<p><?php echo $form->input('Option.value'); ?></p>
<?php echo $form->submit('Submit'); ?>
</form>

<?php

// Application model  - where the validation takes place

class Option extends AppModel
{
    var $name = 'Option';

// Validation
var $validate = array(
	'name' => array(
		'rule' => array('custom', '/\\w/'),
		'allowEmpty' => false,
		'message' => 'Please enter a valid name.'
	),
	'value' => array(
		'rule' => array('custom', '/\\w/'),
		'allowEmpty' => false,
		'message' => 'Please enter a valid value.'
	)
);
}
?>

<?php
// Controller for the application
class OptionsController extends AppController
{
var $name = 'Options';

function add()
{
	if ( !empty($this->data) )
	{
		$this->Option->set($this->data);

		if ( $this->Option->save($this->data) )
		{
			echo "saved";
		}
		else {
			echo "failed validation";
		}
	}
}
}
?>

[garry]

anyone?

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Have you done a "view source" of the form in your browser to make sure the fields are correct? Have you echoed the variables in your code that receive the values from the form to see what they contain? These would be the first two troubleshooting steps to pin down what area the problem is in (the form or the data reaching the form processing code.)

[garry]

The data submits fine and the correct data is passed to the model. The problem is that this data is not validated before entering it into the database, which it should be. Can anyone at all help?

[vikramjeet.singla]

will please let me know which version of CakePHP you are using...