Cakephp Pagination is not working? - mysql

Question

I am new to cakephp, My pagination is not working..
My controller code:
$this->paginate = array('Favourite' =>array('limit' => '1','conditions'=>array('user_id'=>$id)));
$cat_data = $this->paginate('Favourite');
$this->set('fav_data',$cat_data);
My view code:
<!---Code for pagination -->
<div>
<?php echo $this->Paginator->prev('', null, null, array('class' => 'pdisable','escape' => false)); ?>
<div class="numbers"><?php echo $this->Paginator->numbers(); ?> Pages: <?php echo $this->Paginator->counter(); ?></div>
<?php echo $this->Paginator->next('', null, null, array('class' => 'ndisable','escape' => false)); ?>
</div>
It is not displaying one result based on the limit i have given.. It displays all the records.

Answer 1

When you are trying to get the paginated recordset using this line in your code:
$cat_data = $this->paginate('Favourite');
You are actually redeclaring the paginate settings a second time, only without the limit or condition specified anymore. You need to use the Paginator Component class with the Paginate settings you declare beforehand.
In your code:
//here your are declaring the paginate settings one time.
$this->paginate = array('Favourite' =>array('limit'=>'1','conditions'=>array('user_id'=>$id)));
//Here you are re-declaring them again, only not with a limit or condition specified. This effectively overwrites the first settings declaration you made.
$cat_data = $this->paginate('Favourite');
$this->set('fav_data',$cat_data);
Change:
$cat_data = $this->paginate('Favourite');
To:
$cat_data = $this->Paginator->paginate('Favourite');
So your controller code should look like:
//declare settings without conditions.
$this->paginate = array(
'limit' => 1
);
//use above settings to pull the paginated results.
//be sure to add the conditions you had in the settings before to the 2nd parameter of the `paginate()` function.
$this->set('fav_data', $this->Paginator->paginate('Favourite', array('user_id' => $id)));