save() returning false, but with no error in CakePHP

Question

My debug value is set to 2, and it\'s displaying all the queries, except the one I need.

I have an Items controller method that is calling

Answer 1

Try this:

if ($this->save()) {
    return $this->id;
}
else {
    var_dump($this->invalidFields());
    return false;
}

Answer 2

Have you got a beforeValidate() or beforeSave() method in the model or app model? Ifso, are they returning true? Failing that, use a debugger, set a break point in your IDE at the top of cake/libs/models/model.php save() method and step through the code until it returns false. Failing that add die('here'); calls.