The AppController.php is part of the default download of CakePHP in all versions. I just downloaded a fresh copy of CakePHP 2.3.0-RC1 and within the app/Controllers directory there is in fact an AppController.php file. You shouldn't need to re-create the file unless you deleted it.
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 8:23 AM, OxfordRob <pestle...@gmail.com> wrote: > As a follow up....I am suspicious in this area.... > > The tutorial says "To add this component to your application *open* your > app/Controller/AppController.php file and *add* the following lines:" > > But this is the first mention of an 'AppController.php' file. > > So I just created an 'AppController.php' file and put in the code, but > that does not feel right to me. > > I already have a 'UsersController.php' file that contains the class > definition: > > class UsersController extends AppController > > So that makes me thing that 'AppController' is a pre-defined class in > cake. Am I meant to be overloading this class? > > Something seems wrong. > > Any ideas please? > > > > On Wednesday, 19 December 2012 12:24:34 UTC, OxfordRob wrote: >> >> Folks, >> >> I successfully worked through the blog tutorial and everything worked >> fine. >> >> I then moved onto the Authentication example / tutorial here...but can't >> make it work.. >> >> http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/**en/tutorials-and-examples/** >> blog-auth-example/auth.html<http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/tutorials-and-examples/blog-auth-example/auth.html> >> >> I get a gibberish error message when I access the page... (Copied below) >> which does not give me any real clues about what I have done wrong. >> >> Does anybody know where to download the full source code for this >> example? Or, if you have made this work, would you post it please? >> >> Any clues about how to read the error message below, and where I might >> start looking would be very gratefully received! >> >> I have attached zip of my /app directory. >> >> Thanks for any help! >> >> >> *Error message:* on accessing URL: http://localhost/cakephp-2.3.** >> 0-RC1/users/add <http://localhost/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/users/add> >> >> Fatal error: Class declarations may not be nested in >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**lib/Cake/Error/**ExceptionRenderer.php on >> line 55 Call Stack: 0.0014 354512 1. {main}() /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/ >> **app/webroot/index.php:0 0.1175 2937464 2. Dispatcher->dispatch() >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**app/webroot/index.php:97 0.1438 3490652 3. >> Dispatcher->_getController() /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/** >> lib/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.**php:152 0.1438 3490652 4. >> Dispatcher->_loadController() /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/** >> lib/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.**php:228 0.1440 3491896 5. class_exists() >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**lib/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.**php:259 >> 0.1440 3492168 6. App::load() >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**lib/Cake/Core/App.php:0 >> 0.1458 3537372 7. App::shutdown() >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**lib/Cake/Core/App.php:0 >> 0.1468 3537344 8. App::_checkFatalError() >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**lib/Cake/Core/App.php:899 >> 0.1470 3538456 9. call_user_func() >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**lib/Cake/Core/App.php:926 >> 0.1470 3538500 10. ErrorHandler::handleError() /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/ >> **lib/Cake/Core/App.php:0 0.1471 3538992 11. >> ErrorHandler::**handleFatalError() >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.**php:161 >> 0.1481 3548532 12. call_user_func() /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/** >> lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.**php:211 0.1481 3548560 13. >> ErrorHandler::handleException(**) /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/** >> lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.**php:0 0.1488 3550236 14. App::load() >> /var/www/cakephp-2.3.0-RC1/**lib/Cake/Core/App.php:0 >> >> -- > Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP > Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CakePHP" group. > To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en. > > > -- Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en.