How do I properly save data to the database?

Question

I normally save new data to the database like this:

$this->MyTable->set(array(
 \'id\' => $id,
 \'code\' => $temp_code,
 \'status\' => $status         


        

Answer 1

If you want to save new data, just use Model::save():

$data = array(
    'ModelName' => array(
        'foo' => $foo
    )
)

// prepare the model for adding a new entry
$this->ModelName->create();

// save the data
$this->ModelName->save($data);

If you want to update your data just use the same method without calling Model::create()

$data = array(
    'ModelName' => array(
        'id' => $id
        'foo' => $foo
    )
)

$this->ModelName->save($data);

See also: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/saving-your-data.html#model-save-array-data-null-boolean-validate-true-array-fieldlist-array

Edit:

I guess this is what you're looking for:

$this->ModelName->id = $id;
if (!$this->ModelName->exists()) {
    $this->ModelName->create();
}

$this->ModelName->save($data);