CakePHP: Using timthumb with Html helper?

Question

I just started using cakephp for the first time and I don't know how to use timthumb with the html helpers. My code goes like this:

$this->Html->image('timthumb.php?src='.$receta['Receta']['imagen'].'&h=246&w=618', array(
        "alt" => $receta['Receta']['nombre_receta'],
        'url' => array('controller' => 'recetas', 'action' => 'view', 6)
    ));

and it gives me this html:

<a href="/recetas/view/6" ><img alt="Helado de Fresa" src="/img/timthumb.php?src=fresa.png&amp;h=246&amp;w=618"></a>

But that won't make the images show up. I have timthumb.php inside /webroot and the images inside /webroot/img . Also I have my cache and temp folders inside /webroot but I don't have a clue if that's ok?

If I remove the timthumb code the image will show (just not at the proper size)

Answer 1

You have to specify that timthumb.php is in the web root, otherwise the image method assumes the timthumb script is in the /img folder. This also means you have to modify the value for the src parameter:

$this->Html->image('/timthumb.php?src=/img/'...

For the cache and tempory files I would use CakePHP's /app/tmp resp. /app/tmp/cache folders.

Answer 2

An old question, but you can also use TimthumbPlugin for CakePHP. It wraps the timthumb library and provides an easy to use helper for that.