How to debug when CakePHP Model::save() doesn't attempt an INSERT

Question

I am having a bear of a time saving the simplest record from a model called ItemView:

if($this->save($this->data)) {
  echo \'worked\';
} else {
  echo         


        

Answer 1

What is the name of controller you are using?

Mismatching the name of controller and model also cause some errors. If you are using Posts controller then the Post model should be used. If you are using Post model inside other controller; say BlogsController then the Post model should be loaded like following:

    loadModel("Post");    
            //Here I'm loading other model inside blogs controller
            if($this->request->is('post'))
            {
                $this->Post->save($this->request->data);
            }
        }
    }
    ?>