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Sebastien Puech
Sebastien Puech

Reputation: 3

Why does CakePHP transform POST requests into PUT?

I'm running CakePHP 4.4.7 using PHP 8.0.23. I have a controller

class StrawberriesController extends AppController
{
    public function eat($id = null)
    {
        \Cake\Log\Log::debug(json_encode($this->request->getMethod()));
        $this->request->allowMethod(['get', 'post']);
        ...
    }
}

I have a template with a form

<?= $this->Form->create($entity, [
    'url' => [
        'controller' => 'Strawberries',
        'action' => 'eat',
        $entity->id,
    ],
]) ?>
    <?= $this->Form->text('is_asap') ?>
    <?= $this->Form->submit('now') ?>
<?= $this->Form->end() ?>

When I submit the form, the debug line shows

2022-11-03 16:58:06 debug: "PUT"{
    "scope": []
}

I expected to receive an HTTP POST request. Especially because using the devtools:

So why is the HTTP method transformed by CakePHP from POST to PUT? How can I receive a POST request on my controller?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 55

Answers (1)

LoickMEYER
LoickMEYER

Reputation: 130

When you pass an entity with an ID (an existing element) in the first parameter of your $this->Form->create() CakePHP consider that is an update of your entity. And the convention for an update is to use "PUT" or "PATCH".

You can force the POST method like this :

$this->Form->create($entity, [
     'url' => ['controller' => 'Strawberries', 'action' => 'eat', $entity->id], 
     'type' => 'POST'
]);

Doc : https://book.cakephp.org/4/en/views/helpers/form.html#options-for-form-creation

Upvotes: 2

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