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Joomla Direct Access to This Location Is Not Allowed Error
After installing Joomla! 1.5, i encountered the following warning message saying “Direct Access to this location is not allowed” when changing the template to which i just downloaded from www.siteground.com. I compared the template files with default templates bundled with 1.5 package and found that configuration files params.ini was missing in my downloaded one. Continue reading
How to install IE7 and keep IE6 in XP
Steps to Install IE7 and Keep IE6 as well
- Download and install IE7 from Microsoft Website. Installing IE7 will remove IE6 from your system. Don’t worry we will bring it back in a moment.
- Download Multiple IE installer for different versions of IE here.
- Retrieve any/all of IE 6, IE 5.5, IE 5 and/or IE 4.
Happy IE browsing!
Error handling in cakephp
Error handling in CakePHP is pretty simple and straight forward. While developing in CakePHP with debug value set to > 0 (Configure::write(‘debug’, 1); in app/config/core.php) you might have encountered error messages something similar to this: Continue reading
How to use multiple validation rule sets per model in cakephp
As default we have single var $validate rule set in the model class which is triggered on each save() method call while saving form data. This is quite logical and sufficient for single form fields to validate but what if we have another form with somewhat different fields which we want to post and validate? As an answer i know of three different approaches. Continue reading
How to apply search filters in cakephp ajax pagination
Sometimes we need to filter records via custom query while using ajax pagination in a cakephp application. An easy way to achieve this is to store query in a session varibale and to check it whenever an ajax call is made through “previous”, “next” or pagination links like 1,2,3 etc. Continue reading
Cakephp important facts you must know – Part 1
Mininal use of $uses variable to load models
CakePHP loads all models specified in var $uses array when a controller action is called. By loading a model cakephp creates the schema/structure of the table and also caches it for further use in the application.
Let say you specify four models in the var $uses. Now every time you call a controller action, all four models will be loaded irrespective of any of four being used by controller action or not. For example, Continue reading
Multiple validation rules for a single field in cakephp
Cakephp framework provides a strong model validation mechanism. Here is the quick overview of multiple validation rules applied to a single field.
Let say we are using “User.password” and “User.password2” fields to accept/confirm password while registering to a site. We have “password2” field which is supposed to contain non-empty characters as well as the same password entered in the “password” field. Continue reading
Show hidden files and folders not working in window xp?
I tried to enable “show hidden files and folder” option in my window xp but after clicking “apply” and “ok” when i returned back to the folder to view hidden files it did not show the hidden files. I tried once again and then again but it did not work. The changes would just disappear upon opening the dialog again. Continue reading
TinyMce and Captcha collide in my cakephp application
I was struck in a very strange problem today. I was using captcha component to create and set a captcha session and image for view section. Next is the snippet of create function which i used to load component. I will be pasting JcaptchaComponent source code at the end for anyone who may want to take a look into the matter more precisely (however i feel the componet itself should be quite innocent) Continue reading