Ruby on Rails

nanaya wrote in post #1183942:
> Hi
>
> On Sun, Jun 12, 2016, at 16:03, David Alejandro wrote:
>> class Order < ActiveRecord::Base
>> def paypal_url(return_url, notify_url)
>> # ... Do stuff
>> self.update_attribute(:payment_in_process, true)
>> # Do more stuff...
>> end
>>
>> When I visit the view, the model gets its attribute updated. I do not
>> want this. I only want the attribute updated if the link is clicked.
>>
>
> You call the method in the view, thus the method is run. Nothing more,
> nothing less.

Nanaya, what can I do to only update the attribute when the link is
clicked?

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