Re: Create database table using controller.

Yes, CakePHP will not find your table, because your table is not named
in plural - customers - which is why I wrote that you should conform
to CakePHP conventions.

And do add a primary key to your customers table definition - CakePHP
expects there to be the ID primary key column in the table.
Enjoy,
John

On Feb 28, 6:38 am, veepee <vpc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for your prompt reply.
> I have read the CakePHP book but i couldn't find a solution.
> I get this error, "Database table customers is not found" for the
> first time I run the script.
> However, when i refresh the page, the data will be able to save
> accordingly.
>
> The scenario is as below:
> 1. In my database, there are no Customer table.
> 2. So, I use a dummy table to create the customer table.
>  $this->Q->query("CREATE TABLE customer
>                       (First_Name char(50),
>                       Last_Name char(50),
>                       Address char(50) default 'Unknown',
>                       City char(50) default 'Mumbai',
>                       Country char(25),
>                       Birth_Date date)");
>         }
> 3. The snippet above will create the Customer table.
> 4. However, when I load the model for Customer,
> $this->loadModel('Customer');
> it returns me the error "Database table customers is not found".
> 5. When I refresh the page, there is no error and everything works
> fine because the customer table has been created.
>
> Regards,
> Veepee
>
> On Feb 28, 12:58 am, John Andersen <j.andersen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What is your issue here? Was the table not created, was the model not
> > loaded, was the data not saved?
>
> > Also do look into the CakePHP naming conventions for tables, models
> > and controllers. Following those will make your life a lot easier.http://book.cakephp.org/view/22/CakePHP-Conventions
>
> > Another thing is that your customer table has not primary key!
>
> > So I sincerly recomend you to read the CakePHP book first!
> > Enjoy,
> >    John
>
> > On Feb 27, 4:46 pm, veepee <vpc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hi All,
>
> > > I am new to cakePHP and I've tried googling for this topic but to no
> > > avail. I need to create a database table from controller. May i know
> > > is it possible to insert into the newly created table, i.e. in this
> > > example, the customer table using model?
>
> > >  $this->Q->query("CREATE TABLE customer
> > >                       (First_Name char(50),
> > >                       Last_Name char(50),
> > >                       Address char(50) default 'Unknown',
> > >                       City char(50) default 'Mumbai',
> > >                       Country char(25),
> > >                       Birth_Date date)");
> > >         }
> > >  $this->loadModel('Customer');
> > >  $this->Customers->saveAll(data);
>
> > > I've tried it but this does not work. May I know if there are any
> > > alternatives besides creating another insert statement using
>
> > > $this->Q->query("INSERT INTO customer...");

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