That's a good point. I like that better :) -- Hector
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Micah Gersten <mi...@onshore.com> wrote: > You can accomplish the same thing by just storing the initial page in a > session variable (Zend_Session). The links can be the same links, but the > user should be redirected to login if they have not already. > > Thank you, > Micah Gersten > onShore Networks > Internal Developerhttp://www.onshore.com > > > > Hector Virgen wrote: > > The URL would look something like this: > /login?to=/dashboard > > I also experimented with a hidden field but I ended up switching to using > the $_GET parameter because it gave me flexibility to create hyperlinks: > > <a href="/login?to=/dashboard">Login To Dashboard</a> > <a href="/login?to=/profile">Login To Profile</a> > > The hidden field would also work if you use > $this->_request->getParam('to'), so it's up to when it comes to the > controller plugin redirect. > > Also, I suggest storing the 'to' param in the session (from within your > AuthController) in case the user supplies a bad password. This way you don't > lose the parameter in case they fail to log in on the first attempt. > > -- > Hector > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 2:20 PM, David Mintz <da...@davidmintz.org> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Hector Virgen <djvir...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I found it better to use a $_GET parameter for this. This allows you to >>> create hyperlinks out of the URL that redirects the user to a specific page >>> after logging in. >>> >>> >>> >> Not sure I follow. You would put this GET parameter... where? Append it >> to the login form's action attribute (url-encoding any slashes in the URI >> you want to redirect to)? How's that different from putting in a hidden >> field, ultimately? >> >> >> -- >> David Mintz >> http://davidmintz.org/ >> >> The subtle source is clear and bright >> The tributary streams flow through the darkness >> > >
