Working with additional database tables

Before I dive into coding more than it takes:
I’d like to implement an additional handler for FormIt, to save certain data from a form to the database.

Based on the information I found so far it seems that I’d have to implement a complete package to get what I want.
Or is there a shortcut?

- David.

You just need to add you own hook - a snippet that will process the data after formit validation




and in yourHook snippet - have this:

Quote from: drei at Dec 30, 2009, 08:54 AM

Before I dive into coding more than it takes:
I’d like to implement an additional handler for FormIt, to save certain data from a form to the database.

Based on the information I found so far it seems that I’d have to implement a complete package to get what I want.
Or is there a shortcut?

What oori posted will help you on the FormIt side.

That said, you don’t need to build a schema and map/classes to do DB work; but without the classes you wont be able to use newObject, getObject, getCollection, etc. The OOP parts wont work, in other words. The tutorial to building schemas/maps/classes is here:

http://svn.modxcms.com/docs/display/xPDO20/Creating+a+Model+With+xPDO

Now, with that said, you can always use PDO with the query function: http://us.php.net/manual/en/pdo.query.php



or better yet, exec(): http://us.php.net/manual/en/pdo.exec.php