Not able upload filename into db, in uploading concepts - cakephp

Question

In my UsersController.php
public function uploadFile()
{
$filename = '';
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
$uploadData = $this->data['uploadFile']['image'];
if ( $uploadData['size'] == 0 || $uploadData['error'] !== 0) {
return false;
}
$filename = basename($uploadData['name']);
if ($this->User->save($filename)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('Your imagename has been saved.'));
}
$uploadFolder = WWW_ROOT. 'files';
$filename = time() .'_'. $filename;
$uploadPath = $uploadFolder . DS . $filename;
if( !file_exists($uploadFolder) ){
mkdir($uploadFolder);
}
if (!move_uploaded_file($uploadData['tmp_name'], $uploadPath)) {
//$this->set('pdf_path', $fileName);
return false;
}
}
}
}
And in my uploadfile.ctp
<?php
echo $this->Form->create('uploadFile', array( 'type' => 'file'));
echo $this->Form->input('image', array('type' => 'file','label' => 'Pdf'));
echo $this->Form->end('Upload file');
?>
In my db I have table name "image" along with some other fields. Now I'm not able to upload file name into db.

Answer 1

If you have a table name called 'image', then it should be related to the user model. $this->User->save($filename) needs at least a table field called 'filename' in the User table AND it needs to be assigned to a user via $this->User->id = $user_id;
If your image table has an image model which is related to the user model, read the book's chapter 'Saving related model data' http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/saving-your-data.html#saving-related-model-data-hasone-hasmany-belongsto