Using Helper in view generated by console/shell in CakePHP

Question

I want to use a custom and the core Html-Helper CakePHP 2.x within an email view generated through the CakePHP console. I am using CakeEmail the normal way but cannot get a grip on how to include helpers.

How do I use/add/include helpers in a view generated through the CakePHP console?

Adding public $helpers = array('Html'); to the shell doesn't work.

**Clarification:** Seems like I misinterpreted the errors: the view wasn't missing the helpers, it was missing the base-url. If you find yourself in the situation were you think the Html-Helper doesn't work because the full-url is not returned, see here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11109785/creating-full-url-from-cakephp-2-1-2-console-shell — lorem monkey, Sep 26 '12 at 13:26

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 21 '12 at 17:09

For CakePHP 1.3 I did it in a bit dirty way but it works

App::import("Core", "Controller");
App::import("Controller", "App");

class SomeShell extends Shell { 

  function startup() { 
    $this->Controller =& new AppController();

    ...
  }
}

and AppController uses helpers that I need in my email template. What do you think?

Greg Motyl · Answer 2 · 2012-09-26T12:18:30.830

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This should work in shell (but only in cakePHP below 2.x):

App::import('Core', 'Helper');

$html = new HtmlHelper();

edited Sep 26 '12 at 12:18

answered Sep 26 '12 at 12:01

Greg Motyl

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you need to also pass a View object – mark Sep 26 '12 at 12:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '12 at 12:09

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its documented here: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/email.html#sending-templated-emails

$email->helpers(array('Html', 'Custom', 'Text'));

answered Sep 26 '12 at 12:09

mark

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Using Helper in view generated by console/shell in CakePHP

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