CakePHP plugin throws “Missing View” error but view file exits

Question

I\'m writing a basic plugin for my cakePHP 2.x app following the instructions in the book.

I\'ve created the directory/file structure with a MyPluginAppController.ph

Answer 1

I was't using a plugin so my case was a bit different. However, this question shows up on the search results page, so I'll post this here.

This is the problematic controller.

<?php 

class ArticlesController extends AppController {

    public function beforeFilter() {
    }

    public function view() {
        // do stuff
    }

}

The problem:

CakePHP kept showing me the following error:

Missing View

Error: The view for ArticlesController::view() was not found.

Confirm you have created the file: Articles/view.ctp in one of the following paths:

Debugging:

I checked all paths it suggested using is_readable() and the stat command to make sure the view file exists and is indeed readable by PHP.

Solution:

The issue there is the empty beforeFilter(). As soon as I removed it everything worked.

Answer 2

Rename this file

app/Plugin/MyPlugin/View/MyModel/admin_index.php

To this extension .ctp

app/Plugin/MyPlugin/View/MyModel/admin_index.ctp

This is a common mistake.