CakePHP 3 AJAX Samples

• Normal database backed form with AJAX JQuery code in js/add_edit.js

  • Inspired by: http://jamnite.blogspot.com.au/2009/05/cakephp-form-validation-with-ajax-using.html

• Modelless Form with AJAX JQuery code in js/global.js

  • Inspired by: http://miftyisbored.com/a-complete-tutorial-on-cakephp-and-ajax-forms-using-jquery/

• View Helper PostsHelper that modifies the XML output

  • Inspired by: CakePHP 3 Documentation
  • Access it via http://localhost:8765/posts.xml
  • src/View/Helper/PostsHelper.php
  • src/Template/Posts/xml/index.ctp

To get the samples working

Clone the repository to your local drive

Change directory into the repository and:

Get composer

curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

Because composer.json contains all the needed packages run composer to complete the install of the vendor/cakephp and other files

php composer.phar install

Create the posts database

mysql -u<username> -p < config/schema/posts.sql

Modify config/app.php to connect to the database

Run the cakephp internal server

bin/cake server

connect with browser to

http://localhost:8765/posts <== Connects to the AJAX Form Validation example

http://localhost:8765/ <== connects to the timezone AJAX/Modelless Form Example