Yii2 By Example

Chapter 4. Creating a Room through Forms

This chapter explains how to write a model class to store data that will be sent from View to Controller using a form, with validating input, formatting data, and uploading files. In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Creating a Model
  • Example – a model to store room data
• Using ActiveForm
  • Example – creating a new room from the HTML form
• Formatting date, time, and numbers
• Uploading files
  • Example – uploading an image of the room

Creating a Model

The first step to manipulate data between View and Controller is to create a Model. A Model is a class that extends the Model class located under yii\base\, the base used for data models.

This is a suitable class for providing simple solutions in order to encapsulate ...