# \*Please Help\* Cannot save a new user to the database **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 28, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-cannot-save-a-new-user-to-the-database/174549 "2009-08-28T15:16:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyonRails_newbie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-cannot-save-a-new-user-to-the-database/174549/1 "2009-08-28T15:16:35Z")
Hello, I am following the RailsSpace tutorial and am at the point where I am creating a new user through (user/register) I have added the details into the form: screen\_name, email and password. When I click register, I would expect this to be saved (commited) to the database. However – when I look in the terminal, it says ‘Rollback’ instead of ‘COMMIT’ The code in the user controller looks like this: class UserController \< ApplicationController def register @title = “Register” if request.post? and params[:user] @user = User.new(params[:user]) if @user.save flash[:notice] = “User #{@user.screen\_name} created!” redirect\_to :action =\> “index” end end end Does anyone know why in my terminal it is not saving this as I’d expect? Many Thanks ---
**Author:** ![RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyonRails_newbie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-cannot-save-a-new-user-to-the-database/174549/2 "2009-08-28T15:54:39Z")
2009/8/28 RubyonRails\_newbie [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > the database. >   if request.post? and params[:user] >    @user = User.new(params[:user]) >    if @user.save >     flash[:notice] = “User #{@user.screen\_name} created!” >     redirect\_to :action =\> “index” I would expect see something like this here, for the case when the save fails else render :action =\> “new or whatever is is the action that posted to register” >    end >   end >  end > > Does anyone know why in my terminal it is not saving this as I’d > expect? Maybe your validations are failing, if you have the else condition above and then in the new action (or whatever it is) inside the form\_for you should have \<%= f.error\_messages %\> and the errors will appear. Colin ---
**Author:** ![RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyonRails_newbie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-cannot-save-a-new-user-to-the-database/174549/3 "2009-08-28T16:02:51Z")
cheers Colin - i’ll try this out. ---
**Author:** ![RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyonRails_newbie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-cannot-save-a-new-user-to-the-database/174549/4 "2009-08-28T17:25:25Z")
… the strange thing is, the code I have written is axactly the same as that in the railsspace website… ([Railsspace.com is for sale | HugeDomains](http://railsspace.com/4_register/listing-4-20.txt)) On 28 Aug, 14:33, RubyonRails\_newbie [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyonRails_newbie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-cannot-save-a-new-user-to-the-database/174549/5 "2009-08-28T18:17:31Z")
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 5:20 AM, RubyonRails\_newbie[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I have added the details into the form: screen\_name, email and > password. > > When I click register, I would expect this to be saved (commited) to > the database. And there’s no specific error in the log? That’s surprising. I would try this in the Rails console, using @user.save! to show any errors being generated. You could also look at your DB query and/or error logs for more info. – Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid twitter: @hassan ---
**Author:** ![RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyonRails_newbie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-cannot-save-a-new-user-to-the-database/174549/6 "2009-08-28T22:24:33Z")
2009/8/28 RubyonRails\_newbie [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > … the strange thing is, the code I have written is axactly the same > as that in the railsspace website… > ([Railsspace.com is for sale | HugeDomains](http://railsspace.com/4_register/listing-4-20.txt)) Could you bottom post rather than top? That is the convention on this list, it makes it easier to follow threads. Do they go on to extend this code to cope with save failures later on in the tutorial? If you just want to get past this for the moment have a close look at any validations in the User model, possibly comment them out for the moment. Also have a look at the log (log/development.log) to see what values were passed as params in the POST. This may be a good time to have a look at ruby-debug (see [#54 Debugging with ruby-debug - RailsCasts](http://railscasts.com/episodes/54-debugging-with-ruby-debug)). You could put a break point after @user = User.new(params[:user]) and check that it looks ok. Colin ---
**Author:** ![RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyonRails_newbie)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-cannot-save-a-new-user-to-the-database/174549/7 "2009-08-29T18:37:19Z")
As others have pointed out, there’s a validation failing on your User model. I’d also point out that RailsSpace may not be a good book to start with, as it is positively ancient as Rails books code. The printed code is targeted at version 1.2.3, which is over 2 years old now. You’ll be better served, I’d assume, with a newer tutorial. –Matt J. On Aug 28, 8:20 am, RubyonRails\_newbie [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)