title: return inside controller actions MVC cakePHP
body: <p>I have a simple question here. Is it really a bad idea to have a controller action return something (using return $something;). Is this good or bad MVC practice? </p>
  
  <p>I know good MVC practice requires controllers to pass data to a view, but what if I have just a standalone function that is not going to use any views? Can I not just return the value of that function?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance experts</p>