cakephp placeholder if image not exist

Question

I have a database with images associated to each entry.

Anyhow, some entries don't have an image.

Googling I found some js and php way to apply in the view, but I'm pretty sure there is a (much nicer) MVC-way to do this, just I don't know how..

Is there a nice Cake-way to display placeholder image where none exist?

hope_is_grim · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-07T11:31:28.000

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Supposed the data you set from the controller named 'post'. And you have 'your_default_image' in your /app/webroot/img/

<?php
if(empty($post['Post']['img'])) {
    echo $this->Html->image($post['Post']['img']);
} else {
    echo $this->Html->image('your_default_image');
}

And you can wrap those logic in your helper.

edited Oct 07 '12 at 11:31

answered Oct 06 '12 at 20:37

hope_is_grim

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Thanks, works fine. If it helps others, you might need to change "isset" to "empty", depending on the entry in your db. Try and error.. – 3und80 Oct 07 '12 at 10:42

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '12 at 04:15

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You can use placehold.it anywhere you need for placeholding images.

Just use http://placehold.it/WxH like http://placehold.it/250x250 and you're set.

answered Oct 07 '12 at 04:15

Lucas Freitas

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cakephp placeholder if image not exist

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