public function actionItemsAdmin() { $model = new PurchaseOrder('search'); //$this->layout=false; // uncomment the following code to enable ajax-based validation /* if(isset($_POST['ajax']) && $_POST['ajax']==='purchase-order-itemsAdmin-form') { echo CActiveForm::validate($model); Yii::app()->end(); } */ if (isset($_POST['PurchaseOrder'])) { $model->attributes = $_POST['PurchaseOrder']; if ($model->validate()) { // form inputs are valid, do something here return; } } $this->render('itemsAdmin', array('model' => $model)); }