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Controller: Handle the Blog Creation

Controller: Handle the Blog Creation

We’ll modify your create_blog method to correctly handle the creation of a blog post with multiple tags. You’ll need to receive the tags[] as an array from the form, convert it into a comma-separated string, and store it in the database.

Updated create_blog Method: php Copy code public function create_blog($id = 0) { is_test(); $id = $this->input->post('id'); $this->form_validation->set_rules('title', 'Title', 'required'); $this->form_validation->set_rules('content', 'Content', 'required'); if ($this->form_validation->run() == TRUE) { // Fetch category and tags from the form input $category = $this->input->post('category'); if (empty($category)) { $category = 6; // Default category (Uncategorized) } // Get the tags selected by the user (tags[] as an array) $tags = $this->input->post('tags'); // Convert array of tags to a comma-separated string $tags_string = implode(',', $tags); // Generate the slug for the blog post $slug = url_title($this->input->post('title'), '-', TRUE); // Prepare blog data to be inserted or updated $blog_data = array( 'title' => $this->input->post('title'), 'slug' => $slug, 'category'=> $category, 'tags' => $tags_string, // Store tags as a comma-separated string 'image' => $this->input->post('image'), 'content' => $this->input->post('content'), 'status' => 1, // Assuming blog is published 'created' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), ); // Handle image upload if provided if (!empty($_FILES['image']['name'])) { $config = array(