cake php form validation is not working for me

Question

I have a a form which adds first_name and last_name of user in cakephp. here is the code

code for view (add.ctp)

<?php 
echo $this->Form->create('User');
echo $this->Form->input('first_name',array('label'=>'First Name'));
echo $this->Form->input('last_name',array('label'=>'Last Name'));           
echo $this->Form->end('Add User');
?>

code for UserController (UsersController.php)

<?php
     public function add(){
          if($this->request->is('post')){
               $addData = $this->request->data;
               $this->User->create();       
               if($this->User->save($addData)){
                  $this->Session->setFlash('User has been added successfully');
                  $this->redirect(array('action'=>'index'));            
               }            
          }
     }    
?>

view code for User Model (UserModel.php)

<?php
  class UserModel extends AppModel{
   public $validate = array(
     'first_name' => array(
          'rule'    => 'notEmpty',
          'message' => 'first name should not be empty.'
      ),
     'last_name' => array(
         'rule'    => 'notEmpty',
         'message' => 'last name should not be empty.'
      )
   );   
}
?>

This is the code I am using, I have seen on cakebook as well and used various other rules, but no validation is working for my form. Can some please help me what could be the reason ? Thanks in advance!

ADmad · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-16 06:38:58Z

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Your model filename is incorrect. It should be User.php not UserModel.php

answered Apr 16, 2013 at 6:38

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liyakat · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-16 08:58:31Z

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please change your file name to user.php if your using table name in mysql as users instead of UserModel.php

and your classname must be like below

<?php
  class User extends AppModel{

    var $name = 'User';

   public $validate = array(
     'first_name' => array(
          'rule'    => 'notEmpty',
          'message' => 'first name should not be empty.'
      ),
     'last_name' => array(
         'rule'    => 'notEmpty',
         'message' => 'last name should not be empty.'
      )
   );   
}
?>

answered Apr 16, 2013 at 8:58

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Sanjay · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-17 04:12:45Z

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Your model name should be User (as your table name and controller name is users). So try this in your model file(User.php)

<?php
App::uses('AppModel', 'Model');
class User extends AppModel{
public $validate = array(
 'first_name' => array(
      'rule'    => 'notEmpty',
      'message' => 'first name should not be empty.'
  ),
 'last_name' => array(
     'rule'    => 'notEmpty',
     'message' => 'last name should not be empty.'
  )

);
}

edited Apr 17, 2013 at 4:12

answered Apr 16, 2013 at 6:40

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