2.6 Migration Guide

CakePHP 2.6 is a fully API compatible upgrade from 2.5. This page outlines the changes and improvements made in 2.6.

Basics.php

• stackTrace() has been added as a convenience wrapper function for Debugger::trace(). It directly echos just as debug() does. But only if debug level is on.
• New i18n functions have been added. The new functions allow you to include message context which allows you disambiguate possibly confusing message strings. For example 'read' can mean multiple things in English depending on the context. The new __x, __xn, __dx, __dxn, __dxc, __dxcn, and __xc functions provide access to the new features.

Cache

RedisEngine

• The RedisEngine now has a default prefix of Inflector::slug(APP_DIR).

Console

ConsoleOptionParser

• ConsoleOptionParser::removeSubcommand() was added.

Shell

• overwrite() has been added to allow generating progress bars or to avoid outputting too many lines by replacing text that has been already outputted to the screen.

Controller

AuthComponent

• AuthComponent had the userFields option added.
• AuthComponent now triggers an Auth.afterIdentify event after a user has been identified and logged in. The event will contain the logged in user as data.

Behavior

AclBehavior

• Model::parentNode() now gets the type (Aro, Aco) passed as first argument: $model->parentNode($type).

Datasource

Mysql

• The RLIKE wildcard operator has been added to allow regular expression pattern lookups this way.
• Schema migrations with MySQL now support an after key when adding a column. This key allows you to specify which column the new one should be added after.

Model

Model

• Model::save() had the atomic option back-ported from 3.0.
• Model::afterFind() now always uses a consistent format for afterFind(). When $primary is false, the results will always be located under $data[0]['ModelName']. You can set the useConsistentAfterFind property to false on your models to restore the original behavior.

Network

CakeRequest

• CakeRequest::param() can now read values using Hash Path Syntax like data().
• CakeRequest:setInput() was added.

HttpSocket

• HttpSocket::head() was added.
• You can now use the protocol option to override the specific protocol to use when making a request.

I18n

• Configure value I18n.preferApp can now be used to control the order of translations. If set to true it will prefer the app translations over any plugins' ones.

Utility

CakeTime

• CakeTime::timeAgoInWords() now supports strftime() compatible absolute date formats. This helps make localizing formatted times easier.

Hash

• Hash::get() now raises an exception when the path argument is invalid.
• Hash::nest() now raises an exception when the nesting operation results in no data.

Validation

• Validation::between has been deprecated, you should use Validation::lengthBetween instead.
• Validation::ssn has been deprecated and can be provided as standalone/plugin solution.

View

JsonView

• JsonView now supports the _jsonOptions view variable. This allows you to configure the bit-mask options used when generating JSON.

XmlView

• XmlView now supports the _xmlOptions view variable. This allows you to configure the options used when generating XML.

Helper

HtmlHelper

• HtmlHelper::css() had the once option added. It works the same as the once option for HtmlHelper::script(). The default value is false to maintain backwards compatibility.
• The $confirmMessage argument of HtmlHelper::link() has been deprecated. You should instead use key confirm in $options to specify the message.

FormHelper

• The $confirmMessage argument of FormHelper::postLink() has been deprecated. You should instead use key confirm in $options to specify the message.
• The maxlength attribute will now also be applied to textareas, when the corresponding DB field is of type varchar, as per HTML specs.

PaginatorHelper

• PaginatorHelper::meta() has been added to output the meta-links (rel prev/next) for a paginated result set.