This document is for a version of CakePHP that is no longer supported. Please upgrade to a newer release!

Page Contents

Transactions

To perform a transaction, a model’s table must be of a datasource and type which supports transactions.

All transaction methods must be performed on a model’s DataSource object. To get a model’s DataSource from within the model, use:

$dataSource = $this->getDataSource();

You can then use the data source to start, commit, or roll back transactions.

$dataSource->begin();

// Perform some tasks

if (/*all's well*/) {
    $dataSource->commit();
} else {
    $dataSource->rollback();
}

Nested Transactions

It is possible to start a transaction several times using the Datasource::begin() method. The transaction will finish only when the number of commit and rollback calls match with begin.

$dataSource->begin();
// Perform some tasks
$dataSource->begin();
// More few tasks
if (/*latest task ok*/) {
    $dataSource->commit();
} else {
    $dataSource->rollback();
    // Change something in main task
}
$dataSource->commit();

This will perform the real nested transaction if your database supports it and it is enabled in the datasource. The methods will always return true when in transaction mode and the nested is not supported or disabled.

If you want to use multiple begin’s but not use the nested transaction from database, disable it using $dataSource->useNestedTransactions = false;. It will use only one global transaction.

The real nested transaction is disabled by default. Enable it using $dataSource->useNestedTransactions = true;.