Use cache key for each element():
echo $this->element('news/featured', array('cache'=>array('time'=>'+1
hour', 'key'=>'featured_news_2')));
On Apr 6, 1:33 pm, Walther <[email protected]> wrote:
> I did try using the cache, but because I may be calling the same
> element a few times but with different inputs it won't work (It just
> redisplays the first item for that element).
>
> On Apr 6, 1:23 pm, majna <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Use elements cache
> > :)http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/view/creating-reusable-elements-wi...
>
> > On Apr 6, 12:06 pm, Walther <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I believe I've found a solution.
>
> > > For each possible item that can be added to the homepage I store the
> > > name of the controller that is called. By simply changing this to the
> > > model name and using App::Import in the homepage model (Where I fetch
> > > the items from the database) I have gotten rid of the requestActions.
>
> > > Seems to be working quite well.
>
> > > From those who are more experienced at Cake, is this a better way of
> > > doing it?
>
> > > On Apr 6, 10:51 am, Walther <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi all
>
> > > > In an app that I am currently developing I wish to give the
> > > > administrator the ability to customise the home page of the app by
> > > > being able to include various other things into the home page (For
> > > > example, the admin may wish to show a welcome message which uses the
> > > > pages controller, and they may wish to show a calendar using the
> > > > calendars controller and an unlimited number of other views).
>
> > > > What I am currently doing is on the homepage view I do a loop through
> > > > the homepages table and call the homepages.ctp element and sends it
> > > > the relevant data for the view that needs to be displayed. The
> > > > homepage element then calls the relevant element for whatever
> > > > controller the admin has chosen, this controller may be part of a
> > > > plugin.
>
> > > > The homepages.ctp element looks as follows:
> > > > <?php
> > > > if ($item['MenuLink']['plugin_id'] == 0)
> > > > {
> > > > $View =& ClassRegistry::getObject('view');
> > > > echo $View->element('homepages/' .
> > > > $item['MenuLink']['controller'],
> > > > array('item' => $item));}
>
> > > > else
> > > > {
> > > > $View =& ClassRegistry::getObject('view');
> > > > echo $View->element('homepages/' .
> > > > $item['MenuLink']['controller'],
> > > > array('item' => $item, 'plugin' => $item['MenuLink']['Plugin']
> > > > ['directory']));}
>
> > > > ?>
>
> > > > As an example the homepages/pages.ctp element looks as follows:
> > > > <?php $pageToShow = $this->requestAction('/pages/index/' . $item
> > > > ['Homepage']['options']); ?>
> > > > <?php if (isset($pageToShow)) : ?>
> > > > <div>
> > > > <div id="dataInfo">
> > > > Created: <span class="timeago" title="<?php
> > > > echo $pageToShow['Page']
> > > > ['created']; ?>"><?php echo $date->prettyDate($pageToShow['Page']
> > > > ['created']); ?></span><br />
> > > > Modified: <span class="timeago" title="<?php
> > > > echo $pageToShow
> > > > ['Page']['modified']; ?>"><?php echo $date->prettyDate($pageToShow
> > > > ['Page']['modified']); ?></span><br />
> > > > Tags: <?php echo $pageToShow['Page']['tags']; ?>
> > > > </div>
>
> > > > <h1 id="nice_name"><?php echo
> > > > $pageToShow['Page']['title']; ?></h1>
> > > > <div id="content" style="margin-top:10px;
> > > > text-align:left;">
> > > > <?php
> > > > echo $pageToShow['Page']['text'];
> > > > ?>
> > > > </div>
> > > > </div>
> > > > <?php else : ?>
> > > > No page
> > > > <?php endif; ?>
>
> > > > It is working well. However, I realise that requestAction is quite
> > > > intensive as it acts like another server request, is there some other
> > > > method that I can use that will achieve the same outcome but use less
> > > > server resources?
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