Cake expects there to be a table that corresponds to every Model class. The standard format for the table names is the pluralized version of the model name. It is failing because you don't have a table cates
, which is the plural form of your model Cate
.
You can get around this by specifying what table you want the model to use by setting $useTable in the model.
Cate Model:
$useTable = 'categories'