Adding multiple validation rules

This recipe shows how to not only use some basic validation rules provided by CakePHP, but also how to use more than one of these rules per field.

Getting ready

To go through this recipe we need a sample table to work with. Create a table named profiles using the following SQL statement:

CREATE TABLE `profiles`(
`id` INT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL,
`email` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
`name` VARCHAR(255) default NULL,
`twitter` VARCHAR(255) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(`id`)
);

We proceed now to create the required model. Create the model Profile in a file named profile.php and place it in your app/models folder with the following contents:

<?php
class Profile extends AppModel {
public $validate = array(
'email' => array('rule' => 'notEmpty'),
'name' => array('rule' => 'notEmpty')
);
}
?>

Create its appropriate controller ProfilesController in a file named profiles_controller.php and place it in your app/controllers folder with the following...