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Since Cake's default Model validation really doesn't support files that well, we have to build the methods our self. Right now I will be showing you how to validate an images dimensions. The method will either check the width, the height or both width and height. Continue reading...

Many users are unaware of this feature as it is not stated within the Cookbook, but the Security Component by default will secure and protect your forms (if you have added Security to the $components array). What does that mean you ask, well it's simple. The Security will add hidden token fields within all your forms that will protect you against many types of robots and bots. Continue reading...

So with my new design, I wanted a way to keep all columns around the same height, especially so the middle doesn't look awkward. To do this, I was going to use JavaScript and get the heights of each column and then calculate. A problem was that some pages do not have the right column, so I had to test to see if the column existed. To do that, all you use is the getElementById(). Continue reading...

So lately I have been delving into the cacheing capabilities of CakePHP. Most, if not all of its capabilities work wonderfully; although I personally can't get into $cacheAction (within the controllers). The $cacheAction property only works for static and non-user generated pages, in other terms, any content that changes depending on a logged in user wont work correctly with $cacheAction (unless you want thousands and thousands of cache files). So I stopped using $cacheAction all together in my latest application, and instead built a method that caches individual queries, instead of the whole page. Continue reading...

I always hear talk about reset CSS, and how every website should encompass them. I mean it is everywhere. I honestly never found the use or reasoning to include an additional stylesheet, just to render elements as "dull". I simply use the code below to reset only elements I need to worry about, or ones that are used as the majority. Continue reading...