Trying to Delete Message from List with Rails - ruby-on-rails

Question

So I have a simple list of messages that users can submit. I'm trying to put a delete button (that works) for each message. But as you can see here you get an error about an entirely different action if you click the button. I'm not totally sure about where I went wrong. My guess is that I'm out of my depth in the controller area. Here are all the applicable files.
Routes.rb:
Rails.application.routes.draw do
root 'messages#index', as: :home
get '/new' => 'messages#new', as: :edit
resources :messages
post '/new' => 'messages#create', as: :create
delete 'messages/:id' => 'messages#destroy', as: :delete
The relevant controller:
class MessagesController < ApplicationController
def index
#messages=Message.all
end
def new
#messages=Message.new
end
def destroy
#messages=Message.find(params[:id])
#messages.destroy
end
def create
#messages = Message.new(message_params)
if #messages.save
redirect_to '/'
else
render 'new'
end
end
private
def message_params
params.require(:message).permit(:content, :subject)
end
end
The Relevant View:
<div class="main">
<div="messages">
<%#messages.each do |t|%>
<h2 class="subject"><%=t.subject%></h2>
<p class="content"><%=t.content%></p>
<%=link_to "Delete Message", delete_path(t)%>
<% end %>
<%=link_to "Create Message", edit_path%>
</div>
</div>

Answer 1

You need to pass the method DELETE as well, otherwise it will perform the simply GET request. Here's how:
<%=link_to "Delete Message", delete_path(t), :method => 'delete' %>
Remember if you do not mention any method in link_to, the default will be taken as GET. So you have to be explicit about other HTTP methods.
Edit:
Either use resources :messages, or use the routes that you wrote yourself. Using resources :messages is a bit easier, and it is the preferred way.
Using resources :messages, you'd have to write:
<%= link_to "Delete Message", t, :method => 'delete' %>
Edit 2:
You are getting the error Template is missing, because in your destroy method, neither you are rendering anything, nor you are redirect_toing anything. After you destroy the object, you will have to tell where should it go. Like if you want the user to go all messages page after he/she destroys the record, you need to add the following line to the end of the method:
redirect_to messages_path