CakePHP: syntax error, unexpected T_LIST, expecting T_STRING

Question

my cakephp app throws me that error,on that line:

class List extends AppModel {

and i cannot understand why.

the whole List.php model file is:

<?php

App::uses('AuthComponent', 'Controller/Component');
class List extends AppModel {

public function beforeSave($options = array()) {
    if (isset($this->data[$this->alias]['password'])) {
        $this->data[$this->alias]['password'] = AuthComponent::password($this->data[$this->alias]['password']);
    }
    return true;
}
?>

Does anybody has an idea why this is happening?

thank you!

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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List is a reserved keyword in PHP

You're getting this error, because list is a reserved keyword in PHP and therefore cannot be used as the name of your class;

http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.keywords.php

Rename your model to something else and you should be fine. To still use the same database-table, manually specify the database-table that the model uses via the useTable property;

class MyList extends AppModel
{
    public $useTable = 'lists';
}

edited Jun 20, 2020 at 9:12

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thaJeztah Over a year ago

It's easily overlooked :) Glad I could help

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