Question

In Cakephp is there a better way to write this:

$unread_orders = $this->Order->find('all', array('conditions' => array('Order.status' => 'unread') ));
$read_orders = $this->Order->find('all', array('conditions' => array('Order.status' => 'read') ));
$dispatched = $this->Order->find('all', array('conditions' => array('Order.status' => 'dispatched'), 'limit' => 5));
$canceled = $this->Order->find('all', array('conditions' => array('Order.status' => 'canceled'), 'limit' => 5));

There is a limit on the dispatched and canceled items.

It’s seems like there would be a more effcient way of doing this, in one call to the database instead of 4.

Cheers.

Answer 1

One way is to do

$orders_read_unread = $this->Order->find('all', array('conditions' => array('OR' => array(array('Order.status' => 'unread'), array('Order.status' => 'read')))));
$orders_disp_cancel = $this->Order->find('all', array('conditions' => array('OR' => array(array('Order.status' => 'canceled'), array('Order.status' => 'dispatched'))), 'limit' => 5));

EDIT: Updated queries. Thanks Mark for clarifying.