ruby on rails link_to delete method not working

Question

I am trying to delete a post using the code below:

<%= link_to \'Destroy\', post, :method => :delete, :onclick => \"return confirm(\'Are you sure you wa         


        

Answer 1

Make sure that there is no space after the param

def destroy
        @post = Post.find(params[:id])
        @post.destroy
        redirect_to posts_path, :notice => "Your post has been deleted successfully."
end