Question

I am using action stack in my ZF application. I will explain scenario over here. In first action I have simple form with select box and submit button. Now on post I validate data and save and push my second action in action stack.

Second action that I pushed in stack is also having a form which will save data on post.

Now the problem occurs here: when action stack gets processed, it pops stack and forwards my second action stored in stack. Now when my second action is called it goes directly to the loop in post and tries to validate data because the first action request was post, and I don’t get the form from second action.

I know action stack is evil but as of now I have no other alternative. this is just one scenario i have tried to explain my problem.

I would be glad to explain more in detail if i am not able to explain question properly…

public function firstactionAction() {
    if($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
        //validate and save form
        $helper = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('actionStack');
        $request = new Zend_Controller_Request_Http();
        $request->setControllerName('index');
        $request->setModuleName('default');
        $request->setActionName('secondaction');
        $helper->pushStack($request);
    } else {
        //creating form object and assigning to view.
    }
}
public function secondactionAction() {
    if($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
        //Problem is here.. when action stack gets processed.. it directly comes here. as it uses forward internally..
    } else {
        //creating form object and assigning to view.
    }
}

thanks in advance…

Answer 1

I see one easy way: just add a simple hidden field to each form and do the next condition:

if($this->getRequest()->isPost() && $this->getRequest()->getPost('hidden') == 'second_form') {
    // ...
}