Sorry just noticed a mistake, the database field for e-mail is named
"email" NOT "e-mail" as originally posted.
On Jul 17, 3:31 pm, Felix <fe...@felixfennell.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to add the Auth component to my app,
>
> I'm using a custom database/model called accounts (database/table:
> accounts, model: Account).
>
> The database uses the fields;
>
> = e-mail (acts as username)
> = password
> = ( ... other non-important fields)
>
> I've configured the app controller as such;
>
> ==
>
> <?php
> class AppController extends Controller {
>
> var $components = array('Auth','Session');
>
> function beforeFilter() {
> parent::beforefilter();
> //configure AUTH component
> $this->Auth->userModel = 'Account';
> $this->Auth->loginAction = '/Accounts/login';
> $this->Auth->fields =
> array('username'=>'email','password'=>'password');
> $this->Auth->allow('*');
> $this->Auth->userScope = array('Account.status' => 'normal');
> $this->Auth->loginError = 'Invalid login details - please try
> again / reset password';
> $this->Auth->authError = 'You must be logged in to visit -
> please login / register';
> }}
>
> ?>
>
> ==
>
> In the accounts controller I've got;
>
> ==
>
> <?php
>
> class AccountsController extends AppController {
> var $name = 'Accounts';
>
> function beforeFilter() {
> parent::beforeFilter();
> $this->Auth->deny('index');
> }
>
> function login() {
> }
>
> function logout() {
> $this->redirect($this->Auth->logout());
> }
>
> }
>
> ?>
>
> ==
>
> And finally made the login view
>
> ==
>
> <?php echo $form->create('Account', array('action' => 'login')); ?>
> <fieldset>
> <legend><?php __('Login'); ?></legend>
> <?php
> echo $this->Form->input('email', array('div' => 'v input',
> 'label' => array('text' => 'E-mail', 'class' => 'label')));
> echo $this->Form->input('password', array('div' => 'v input',
> 'label' => array('text' => 'Password', 'class' => 'label')));
> ?>
> </fieldset>
> <?php echo $this->Form->end(array('label' => 'Login', 'div' =>
> 'span-2'));?>
>
> ==
>
> The problem I have is, if I visit "example.com/Accounts/" I get sent
> to "example.com/Accounts/login" as expected complete with error
> message, this is fine.
>
> However when I login I end up back at "example.com/accounts/login".
> Every time I login I get sent back to this action, there is no error
> message so I assume it is correctly checking the database or I'd get
> an ugly php error, and cake doesn't produce an auth error.
>
> So I thought either the login is working and for some reason always
> redirects back to the login page, or the login is nether actually
> being done.
>
> In regards to the '$this->Auth->fields =
> array('username'=>'email','password'=>'password');' bit in the app
> controller I'm unsure as to what I then use in the login form, I've
> tried using "email" and "username" in the login view but it makes no
> difference.
>
> Does anybody know why this is happening or how I can fix it? I found
> the cake documentation a little light passed the setting up the
> database part, and couldn't find any guides that dealt with
> straightforward authentication, they all involve using ACL and or some
> other permissions based system on top of auth.
>
> Anyway if anyone has any advice it would be appreciated,
>
> thanks, Felix.
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