Import Vendor Files in CakePHP 3

If you have used Cakephp 2x then we know how to import vendor files there. In Cakephp 2x we do the following to import vendor files:

1. App::import('Vendor', 'Twitter', array('file' => 'Twitter' . DS . 'src'. DS. 'Twitter.php'));

In order to load vendor files in Cakephp 3 you need to load the files using require.

Steps to import vendor file:

i) Place library folder under your_project/vendor/

ii) include library file using require_once(ROOT . DS . 'vendor' . DS . "my_library_folder" . DS . "my_library_base_class.php") , this includes the library code file in our code.

Example: Please see the sample example below:

1. //The following line should do the same like App::import() in the older version of cakePHP
2. require_once(ROOT . 'vendor' . DS  . 'Twitter' . DS . 'src' . DS . 'twitter.php');

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Record Existence in CakePHP 3

I am writing this blog for them who are learning Cakephp 3. This blog will going to help you to find the solution for checking if record exists.

In Cakephp 2 we can check records which exist by using Model::hasAny . For Example:

1. $conditions = array( 'User.id' => $this->Session->read('User.id'),
2. 'User.security_key' => $this->Session->read('User.key') );
3. if ($this->User->hasAny($conditions)){
4. //do something
5. }

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