How To Create A Blog With The Recess PHP Framework, Part 2 - New Media Campaigns

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Recess PHP Framework, Part 2
This is the second article in my Recess PHP Framework blog tutorial. The previous
article demonstrates how to setup a basic blog that lists posts with links to individual
posts. This tutorial will demonstrate how to create, update, and delete blog posts.
The code in this tutorial picks up where the previous tutorial left off. If necessary, you
can download the completed tutorial 1 code before reading further.
As I explained in my previous tutorial, [BLOG_ROOT] references the lesystem
directory where you have installed the Recess PHP Framework; on my machine,
[BLOG_ROOT] is ~/Sites/recess/ . [BLOG_URL] references the URL with which
you can access the blog application in a web browser; on my machine
[BLOG_URL] is http://localhost/~joshlockhart/recess/ .
Creating posts
We require two controller actions to create a post. First, we need a
PostsController::write() action to display an HTML form. This form will submit to
the PostsController::create() action that will insert the new post into the
database.
First, create the PostsController::write() action using this code:
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Line 1: We can access this action with a GET request to
[BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/write
Line 3: We provide a new empty Post to our view template
Let!s create the template for this controller action. Create [BLOG_ROOT]views/home
/write.html.php . Open this le in a text editor and insert the following markup:
View the PostsController::write() action in a web browser at
[BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/write/ . You should see an error. This is
expected, because we have not yet created the PostsController::create() action
which must exist since we reference this action with the Url helper in the
PostsController::write() template. Let!s do that now.
Create the PostsController::create() action using this code:
/** !Route GET, posts/write */
public function write(){
$this->post = new Post();
}
<html>
<body>
<h1>Write Post</h1>
<form action="<?php echo Url::action('PostsController::create'); ?>"
method="POST">
<fieldset>
<label for="title">Title</label><br/>
<input type="text" id="title" name="post[title]"
value=""/><br/>
<label for="content">Content</label><br/>
<textarea id="content" name="post[content]" rows="20"
cols="50"></textarea><br/>
<input type="submit" value="Create Post"/>
</fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Line 1: We can access this action with a POST request to
[BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts
Line 3: We instantiate a new post with data passed from our form
Line 5: We attempt to save the new post to the database
Line 6: If post saves, redirect to the PostsController::listPosts() action
Line 8: If post does not save, render the PostsController::write() template
There are several new features introduced in this action. First, we utilize the
$this->request object. Every Recess controller provides easy access to the
current request via $this->request . If you print_r($this->request); in a
controller, you can see all of the information available. In the
PostsController::create() action, we access a POST variable from
$this->request->post , an array of all POST variables in the current request.
Similarly, you could also access GET or PUT variables with
$this->request->get['variable_name'] or
$this->request->put['variable_name'] , respectively.
We also use a controller helper method called $this->urlTo('action_name'); .
This helper method returns the full URL to a controller action, useful for redirects,
etc, within a controller. Why not just hard-code a URL? Because routing information
may change even if the controller actions do not (keep in mind this is a modular blog
application that may be shared among Recess installations). This controller helper
method allows us to maintain redirects while respecting controller action and route
/** !Route POST, posts */
public function create(){
$post = new Post($this->request->post['post']);
if( $post->save() ){
return $this->redirect($this->urlTo('listPosts'));
} else {
return $this->ok('write');
}
}
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decoupling.
Before you try to create a new post, there is one small caveat. Currently, Recess
requires you to create a template for every controller action, even if a template is
not needed. So, go ahead and create an empty le at [BLOG_ROOT]views/home
/create.html.php . The Recess developers are aware of this issue and will remedy
this in a future update. Also, Recess does not yet have a Flash messaging feature
similar to Rails or CakePHP. If you need to display a message to users, you will
need to set a controller instance variable ( $this->flash ) before rendering a
template; you can then check if this variable exists in the template and render a
message if necessary.
Now you can create a new post at [BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/write . When
you submit the form, you should be redirected to the listing page and see your new
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post in the list.
Editing posts
We also need two controller actions to edit a post; the PostsController::edit()
action will display an HTML form populated with the current post!s details; the
PostsController::update() action will update a post in the database with details
passed from the HTML form.
First, create the PostsController::edit() action with this code:
[BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/1/edit
Line 2: We pass the dynamic route $id parameter into the action
Line 3: We instantiate a Post with the specied ID
Line 5: We check to see if the Post with the specied ID exists
Line 6: If post exists, we pass the Post to the template
Line 8: If post does not exist, we redirect to the listing view
Let!s now create the template for this action. Create [BLOG_ROOT]views/home
/edit.html.php and insert the following markup:
/** !Route GET, posts/$id/edit */
public function edit($id){
$post = new Post($id);
if( $post->exists() ){
$this->post = $post->find()->first();
} else {
}
}
<html>
<body>
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This markup is very similar to the write HTML form, but there are subtle differences.
First, the form action is different, pointing to the PostsController::update() action
instead of the PostsController::write() action. Second, although the form!s
method is technically POST, we override this method using a hidden eld with
name _METHOD (the leading underscore and capitalization are important) and
value PUT (capitalization is important). When Recess receives this POST request,
it will treat it like a PUT request. We will cover this concept more in a later tutorial
about RESTful routing in Recess.
We can now view this action in web browser at [BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts
/1/edit ; however, we receive an error. Because we reference the
PostsController::update() action with the Url view helper, we must rst create
the PostsController::update() action. Let!s do that now.
Create the PostsController::update() action with this code:
<h1>Update Post</h1>
<form action="<?php echo
Url::action('PostsController::update',$post->id); ?>" method="POST">
<fieldset>
<label for="title">Title</label><br/>
<input type="text" id="title" name="post[title]" value="<?php
echo $post->title; ?>"/><br/>
<label for="content">Content</label><br/>
<textarea id="content" name="post[content]" rows="20"
cols="50"><?php echo $post->content; ?></textarea><br/>
<input type="hidden" name="_METHOD" value="PUT"/>
<input type="submit" value="Update Post"/>
</fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>
/** !Route PUT, posts/$id */
public function update($id){
if( $post->exists() ){
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Line 1: We can access this action with a PUT request to
[BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/1
Line 3: We instantiate a post with the specied ID
Line 5: We check to see if the post with the specied ID exists
Line 6: If post exists, we copy the new form data into the post
Line 7: We attempt to save the post
Line 10: We redirect back to the post!s edit form
Line 12: If post does not exist, we redirect to the listing view
As I explained above, Recess currently requires a template for every controller
action, even if a template is not needed. Create an empty template le at
[BLOG_ROOT]views/home/update.html.php .
$this->post =
$post->find()->first()->copy($this->request->put['post']);
if( $this->post->save() ){
//set a success message if necessary
}
return $this->redirect($this->urlTo('edit',$id));
} else {
}
}
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Now you can view [BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/1/edit in a web browser. You
should see an HTML form populated with the specied post!s details. If you edit the
details and click the "Update Post! button, you will see the same edit form with the
new details.
Deleting posts
We only need one additional action to delete posts. Create the
PostsController::delete() action with this code:
/**
* !Route DELETE, posts/$id
* !Route GET, posts/$id/delete
*/
public function delete($id){
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Line 2: We can access this action with a DELETE request to
[BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/1
[BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/1/delete
Line 6: We instantiate a post with the specied ID
Line 8: We delete the post if it exists
Line 9: We redirect back to the listing view
The only new feature with this action is that we use multiple routes. I have added the
GET route only for convenience. Although this action does not require a template,
Recess requires a blank template at [BLOG_ROOT]views/home/delete.html.php to
avoid an error.
Finally, let!s add Edit and Delete links to the PostsController::listPosts()
template for convenience. Update [BLOG_ROOT]views/home/listPosts.html.php to
read:
if( $post->exists() ) $post->delete();
}
<html>
<body>
<h1>Posts</h1>
<ul>
<?php foreach( $posts as $post ): ?>
<li>
<h2><a href="<?php echo
Url::action('PostsController::show',$post->id); ?>"><?php echo
$post->title; ?></a></h2>
<p>Posted on <?php echo strftime("%B %e, %Y",
$post->created); ?></p>
<p><?php echo $post->content; ?></p>
<p>
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Now when you view [BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts in a web browser, you can
click Edit or Delete beside each post to edit or remove the post.
In summary
This article demonstrates how to create CRUD (create, update, and delete) actions
in the posts controller. You can now view [BLOG_URL]index.php/blog/posts/ in a
web browser to view posts, create posts, edit posts, and delete posts. The next
<a href="<?php echo
Url::action('PostsController::edit',$post->id); ?>">Edit</a>
<a href="<?php echo
Url::action('PostsController::delete',$post->id); ?>" onclick="return
confirm('Are you sure?');">Delete</a>
</p>
</li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
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article in this series will explore model relationships by adding comments and tags to
our blog posts. Stay tuned!
Download the final project
This le contains the Recess Framework and all controllers, models, and views for
this tutorial.
Download (ZIP, 342 KB)
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Comments
khurram
Hi,
I am getting this error while submitting new post.
SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1364 Field 'id' doesn't have a default value
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Regards,
02.08.2011
Tom
I must say those 3 posts on how to create a blog with recess are really helpfull.
I get an error though when trying to redirect after editing a post, and i can't
gure out what it is.
- The error is :"Unable to provide desired content-type. Does the view
"home/update" exist?"
- From the le : [BLOG_URL]\recess\recess\framework\DefaultPolicy.class.php
- My question is what is this var for : "$response->meta->viewsPrex" ? and
how does it work?
04.08.2013
kiran
Hi,
First time @ recess, @ The time of Adding and updating data following eror
occured
Fatal error: Exception thrown without a stack frame in Unknown on line 0
04.23.2013
Oladipo Olasemo
How do I post data to recess with JSON???
04.12.2014
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