Did you copy the PagesController in your application ? If so, create the beforeFilter and call parent::beforeFiler .. hth
On May 29, 10:47 pm, Dan Soendergaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I use the AuthComponent on my site for authentication. I've specified > all of the things that it needs to know in the app_controller.php, > where I also set a variable, $user, which contains the object of the > current user. I use this for showing custom menus, log out links etc. > > However, I'm also using the built-in PagesController to show static > pages on the site. But apparently the $user variable isn't set when > viewing pages. I tried adding the AuthComponent directly to the > PagesController, allowing all pages, and setting the $user variable > directly in the PagesController also. Still, menus and links don't > show up. > > Any suggestions here? This is the code for app_controller.php, > > <?php > class AppController extends Controller > { > var $helpers = array( 'Html', 'Javascript', 'Form' ); > var $components = array( 'Auth' ); > > function beforeFilter() > { > Security::setHash('sha1'); > > $this->Auth->loginAction = '/users/login'; > $this->Auth->loginRedirect = array('controller' => 'events', > 'action' => 'index'); > $this->Auth->logoutRedirect = '/events/index'; > $this->Auth->loginError = __('Wrong username or password.', > true); > $this->Auth->authError = __('You have to log in to access this > page.', true); > $this->Auth->authorize = 'controller'; > $this->Auth->deny('*'); > > if ($this->Auth->user()) > { > $this->set('user', $this->Auth->user()); > } > else > { > $this->set('user', null); > } > } > > public function isAuthorized() > { > return true; > }} > > ?> > > Thanks in advance :) > > - Dan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---