Doctrine_Connection // won't initialize grouptable when Doctrine_Connection->getTable('User') is called class UserTable extends Doctrine_Table { } class User extends Entity { public function setUp() { parent::setUp(); $this->hasMany('Address', array( 'local' => 'user_id', 'foreign' => 'address_id', 'refClass' => 'EntityAddress', )); $this->hasMany('Album', array('local' => 'id', 'foreign' => 'user_id')); $this->hasMany('Book', array('local' => 'id', 'foreign' => 'user_id')); $this->hasMany('Group', array( 'local' => 'user_id', 'foreign' => 'group_id', 'refClass' => 'Groupuser', )); } /** Custom validation */ public function validate() { // Allow only one name! if ($this->name !== 'The Saint') { $this->errorStack()->add('name', 'notTheSaint'); } } public function validateOnInsert() { if ($this->password !== 'Top Secret') { $this->errorStack()->add('password', 'pwNotTopSecret'); } } public function validateOnUpdate() { if ($this->loginname !== 'Nobody') { $this->errorStack()->add('loginname', 'notNobody'); } } }