If user is not logged in, then in Event form: echo $this->Form->input('Event.user_id', array('type' => 'hidden', 'value' => $user['User']['id']));
and in controller: $this->Event->create($this->request->data); if ($this->Event->save()) { ... Do not forget to use SecurityComponent in AppController, so nobody can change value of that hidden field in browser. -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php