Made it work using this (create a new connection on the fly) : $newDbConfig = $this->dbConnect($serverConfig); $this->Model->useDbConfig = $newDbConfig[‘name’]; $this->Model->cacheQueries = false; With : /** * Connects to specified database * * @param array $config Server config to use {datasource:?, database:?} * @return array db->config on success, false on failure * @access public */ function … Read more
One of the changes in php 5.4 is that E_STRICT is now part of E_ALL So, in your /cake/bootstrap.php you could remove the E_STRICT from your error reporting: error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_STRICT); and be compatible again with before 5.4 versions.
I would not advice to use the method requestAction but rather import, and instantiate the needed controller. CakePHP doc says about requestAction that: “It is rarely appropriate to use in a controller or model” http://book.cakephp.org/view/434/requestAction Once you imported and loaded the controller you can call any method of this controller with its parameters. <?php //Import … Read more
The way I figured out how I can keep my complex find in my model without having to rewrite it a second time in the controller is by passing a $paginate boolean variable. If $paginate is true, it returns just the options created, which can then be used in the controller’s pagination. If it’s false … Read more
PHP <=5.3 The header() function has a parameter for status code. If you specify it, the server will take care of it from there. header(‘HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized’, true, 401); PHP >=5.4 See Gajus’ answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/14223222/362536