CakePHP Common Issues¶

Declaration of beforeSave() should be compatible with...¶

Problem¶

You receive the following or similar error message "Declaration of beforeSave() should be compatible with Model::beforeSave( $options = array() )".

Solution¶

1. Properly adjust the code.

   <?php
   //before
   public function beforeSave( ) {
   
   //After
   public function beforeSave( $options = array()  ) {
   

2. Configure the error handler configuration in the core.php file.

   <?php
   //Before
   Configure::write('Error', array(
    'handler' => 'ErrorHandler::handleError',
    'level' => E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED,
    'trace' => true
   ));
   
   //After
   Configure::write('Error', array(
    'handler' => 'ErrorHandler::handleError',
    'level' => E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT & ~E_DEPRECATED,
    'trace' => true
   ));
   

Associated Models Not Being Retrieved¶

Solution¶

Set the recursive property on the model to the desired depth prior to querying for data. A value of -1 will return only the parent table with no joins.

<?php
$this->User->recursive = 2;