how to call two different .ctp file in one function in cakephp? - cakephp

I have 2 view files index.ctp and indexMobile.ctp.
i have to use one single controller logincontroller.php and a single function for both ctp file.


If you want to render a specific view use $this->render in your controller
$this->render('your_view_file');
see Rendering a specific view


Here is my example:
// Changing the "layout" (app/View/Layouts") if you want.
// Change this if you want a different layout for this view.
$this->layout='pdf';
// Folder where is the .ctp View file.
// This is also optional, if your view is in some other folder.
$this->viewPath = 'Pdf';
// Call the "{$view}.ctp" in "Pdf" folder (app/View/Pdf/{$view}.ctp).
// Use this for choosing the right View.
$this->render($view);

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This may sound confusing. Here's what is currently happening if a URL is accessed that does not have a theme view associated with it:
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domainB.com/examples/index will render the view app/View/Examples/index.ctp BUT with the layout from app/View/Themed/MyTheme/Layouts
This is because the "MyTheme" theme does not contain a view file for this controller-method pair (this is intentional). So I would like to instead have the following established:
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This should only happen, of course, if and only if there is no view file within the "MyTheme" directory structure.

I think this is what you are looking for $this->View->viewPath.
You can use this in any controller call back function or action.

Where to put a function to create a pdf

I have an application which deals with projects evolving according to a process defined by a series of status transitions. I have a button to set a project to the next status. The button calls a function in the ProjectsController. This function calls another function in the Project model, where I search for the correct transition, depending on the current status, the user_group and some other parameter, and set the new status. After everything successfully accomplished, I return to the original page with 'return $this->redirect($this->referer());' from the controller.
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The functions all work, but where to put them? Is there another possibility? Would it be possible to use a component?

Implement it as PdfView that will render any (pdf) view for you as Pdf. There is already a plugin that does this, search for CakePdf on Github.
A component is clearly the wrong place. A Pdf is output, so it's a kind of view. Model gets you the data, controller sets it, view renders it.

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I have a UsersController and index() action so by default cakePHP will look for the index.ctp in Users view folder. What i would like to do is to create a separate folder called Partials and have the controller look for the view inside the folder instead. Please help as I just started my journey in cake. Thanks

You can define the path to your view by $this->viewPath in your controller action. E.g. for the following folder strucuture:
... you can access the various templates by the following statements:
function index()
{
// by code conventions this action automatically matches /Home/index.ctp
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}

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Hi I'm trying to make something like CMS with widgets so I have a folder widgets in my app folder there are my widgets for example app/Widgets/UsersOnline/UserOnline.php
I loading them from db with widgets model in beforefilter method in appController and there i pass them to the view, so with a widget helper I would like to render them on the position. But i can't get to the folder widgets/UserOnline/view.ctp with view->element() method this method require file to be in Elements/.
TLDR / Actual Question:
Is there any way to load files in view outside the view/ and /elements ? Thanks in advance.

You can use relative paths when calling the element:
<?php echo $this->Element('../../Widgets/UsersOnline/UserOnline'); ?>
Don't forget to name your element file 'UserOnline.ctp' too.

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