CakePHP paginate and order by

Question

It feels like I\'ve tried everything so I now come to you.

I am trying to order my data but it isn\'t going so well, kinda new to Cake.

This is my code:

Answer 1

You need to pass in the conditions key when using multiple filters (i.e. order, limit...). If you just specify conditions, you can pass it as second parameter directly.

This should do it:

$this->set('threads', $this->paginate('Thread', array(
        'conditions' => array(
            'Thread.hidden' => 0,
            'Thread.forum_category_id' => $id
        ),
        'order' => array(
            'Thread.created' => 'desc'
        )
    )));

or perhaps a little clearer:

$this->paginate['order'] = array('Thread.created' => 'desc');
$this->paginate['conditions'] = array('Thread.hidden' => 0, ...);
$this->paginate['limit'] = 10;
$this->set('threads', $this->paginate());

if you get an error, add public $paginate; to the top of your controller.