CakePHP Form Validation only on Entering Data

Question

I am trying to Upload a photo for one of the models and when i am going to the edit mode. It still asks me to upload the photo when the user only wants to edit the text rela

Answer 1

Try this approach, I used this several times. Replace 'Model' with your model name.

if($this->request->data['Molel']['display_photo']['name']!=''){
    // put your code here for upload image
else
{
    unset($this->request->data['Model']['display_photo']); // this will exclude this from validation
}