cakephp about home.ctp

[delta37]

how do I use models like category, user, product in the home.ctp?

 

Do I have to modify the pages_controller under the cake/lib?

Do I create a new pages_controller?

or is it better to just route the homepage to another view/controller?

 

any help appreciated

Thanks in advance!

[fabrydesign]

You'll need to add some code to the pages_controller.php file. If you don't have one in your app directory, you can find it somewhere in the cake directory and copy it over. Then look at what is in there and add whatever needs to be added from the code below:

// app/controllers/pages_controller.php

... // The default code
function display() {
    $path = func_get_args();
    
    if (!count($path)) {
        $this->redirect('/');
    }
    
    $count = count($path);
    $page = $subpage = $title = null;

    if (!empty($path[0])) {
        $page = $path[0];

        if ($page == 'home') { // IF HOME PAGE
            $Post = ClassRegistry::init('Post'); // Add Post Class
            $posts = $Post->find('all');	 // Using the class
        }
    }
    
    if (!empty($path[1])) {
        $subpage = $path[1];
    }
    if (!empty($path[$count - 1])) {
        $title = Inflector::humanize($path[$count - 1]);
    }
    $this->set(compact('page', 'subpage', 'title'));
    $this->render(join('/', $path));
} 

 

I'm not sure if this is the best way to do it, but it works.

[OnePlus]

Haven't gone into the page controller but I will look into this for my ongoing personal project