Query is returning empty arrays in CakePHP (model and controller are set up)

I'm using Cake's find('all') method in the controller to query a table I have, and the requestAction method to use the controller function (and so to output the data) within the view. The problem is that the find method is returning empty arrays(ouput is 'ArrayArrayArray'). The table is named 'users' (as per Cake conventions) and the code for all three files are below:

Code for the view (test.ctp)

<?php
$users = $this->requestAction('/users/read');
foreach($users as $user) {
     echo $user;
}
?>

Code for the controller (users_controller.php)

<?php
 class UsersController extends AppController {

         var $name = 'Users';

  function read(){
   $users = $this->User->find('all');
   if(isset($this->params['requested'])) {
    return $users;
   } 
  }
 }
?>

Code for the model (user.php)

<?php

    class User extends AppModel {
        var $name = 'User';
    }

?>

I've dwindled it down and discovered that $users is being set to NULL by the $this->User->find('all') statement because that statement is actually not returning any values. I know Cake is finding the table because of a typo I had earlier with the table name ('usres' instead of 'users'). I can't figure out what I'm mis开发者_StackOverflow社区sing or what I'm doing wrong. Would love some help. :)

The ouput is 'ArrayArrayArray' doen't means itz empty

try

foreach($users as $user) { 
debug($user); 
}

For me this code is meaningless.

if you want to use requestAction() use it in the proper way. It's used to call (and print) the parts of the application in the view.

Here is how to achieve the working and correct code:

Your Users class:

class Users extends AppController {
   function read(){
      $this->set('users', $this->User->find('all'));
      $this->layout = "ajax";
      $this->render();
   }
}

Your read.ctp:

<ul><?php
if(isset($users)){
   foreach($users as $user) {
     echo '<li>'.$user.'</li>';
   }
}
?></ul>

Now in your test.ctp you need to call:

<?php echo $this->requestAction(
                  array(
                        'controller'=>'users', 
                        'action'=>'read'
                  )
);?>

And you will see the result in your test action as unsorted list.