Re: can you use elements in a layout?
Hi Damien,
In my solution i do the following;
1. When the user logs in i set a session variable in my user
controller/login action:
if(($user = $this->User->validateLogin($this->data['User']))
== true){
...
$this->Session->write('User', $user);
...
}
2. Within an element i write:
$User = $session->read('User');
and then do with $User whatever i need.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
On Apr 26, 12:34 am, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now I'm stopping to think about this a bit more, I've got another
> question related to this...
>
> How do you actually check to see whether the user is logged in? I was
> thinking of setting something to identify the user as logged in for
> that visitor's session (e.g. their user_id) - but so far as I
> understand, you can only use $this->Session->read() in a controller?
> So how can I read the session data from an element?
>
> On Apr 25, 10:16 pm, rtconner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I've used Elements in my layouts frequently. There is no reason not to
> > do it. $this->renderElement(...);
> > Yes, you can put logic into your layout. Best practices depends on
> > your system. If you want to redirect them elsewhere, if they are not
> > logged in I'd think you want to do that in a controller or componant.
> > If really depends on the auth system you are using.
>
> > I have some simple logic in my layouts that look kind of like this
> > (psuedo code)
>
> > if(user->is_logged_in)
> > print username
> > else
> > print Log In
>
> > On Apr 25, 2:47 pm, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I'm quite new to working with Cake and I'm pretty sure that I'm asking
> > > something obvious - so I'm sorry for that in advance. In my defence,
> > > I've tried checking the manual, API, searching on here etc. and
> > > haven't found the answer to my question (or maybe not understood the
> > > answer to my question!).
>
> > > I'm going to have a login box on every page of my site which will form
> > > part of the site header / mast head.
>
> > > If the user is not logged in it will display the login box, and if
> > > they are it'll display some member-only type functions (e.g. edit
> > > profile, logout etc.).
>
> > > I'm not quite sure how to go about that in Cake - in terms of where to
> > > define my various pieces of code. Obviously the login processing stuff
> > > belongs in a user controller, but other than that?
>
> > > I'm thinking that my login box is what Cake terms an 'element' - I've
> > > only come across these used in views; can they also be used in a
> > > layout (is there are significant difference between layouts and
> > > views)?
>
> > > Assuming that's right, where do I check to see if the user is logged
> > > in or out - is it "appropriate" (i.e. best practice) to put that logic
> > > in the layout? That seems to make sense to me since it's only deciding
> > > which display element to use?
>
> > > Thanks in advance for putting up with my questions.
>
> > > Damien
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Re: can you use elements in a layout?
Ok. I'll take a look. Many thanks for your help! On Apr 25, 11:01 pm, rtconner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You are going to need to use an Auth component of some sort. There are > several available on the bakery. As of yet there is no standard way of > doing Authentication. I guess look over > othAuth, dAuth, obAuth, etc and see which one you want to use, and > then I think you can work from there finding out how you will handle > accessing authentication data. > > On Apr 25, 3:34 pm, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Now I'm stopping to think about this a bit more, I've got another > > question related to this... > > > How do you actually check to see whether the user is logged in? I was > > thinking of setting something to identify the user as logged in for > > that visitor's session (e.g. their user_id) - but so far as I > > understand, you can only use $this->Session->read() in a controller? > > So how can I read the session data from an element? > > > On Apr 25, 10:16 pm, rtconner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've used Elements in my layouts frequently. There is no reason not to > > > do it. $this->renderElement(...); > > > Yes, you can put logic into your layout. Best practices depends on > > > your system. If you want to redirect them elsewhere, if they are not > > > logged in I'd think you want to do that in a controller or componant. > > > If really depends on the auth system you are using. > > > > I have some simple logic in my layouts that look kind of like this > > > (psuedo code) > > > > if(user->is_logged_in) > > > print username > > > else > > > print Log In > > > > On Apr 25, 2:47 pm, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I'm quite new to working with Cake and I'm pretty sure that I'm asking > > > > something obvious - so I'm sorry for that in advance. In my defence, > > > > I've tried checking the manual, API, searching on here etc. and > > > > haven't found the answer to my question (or maybe not understood the > > > > answer to my question!). > > > > > I'm going to have a login box on every page of my site which will form > > > > part of the site header / mast head. > > > > > If the user is not logged in it will display the login box, and if > > > > they are it'll display some member-only type functions (e.g. edit > > > > profile, logout etc.). > > > > > I'm not quite sure how to go about that in Cake - in terms of where to > > > > define my various pieces of code. Obviously the login processing stuff > > > > belongs in a user controller, but other than that? > > > > > I'm thinking that my login box is what Cake terms an 'element' - I've > > > > only come across these used in views; can they also be used in a > > > > layout (is there are significant difference between layouts and > > > > views)? > > > > > Assuming that's right, where do I check to see if the user is logged > > > > in or out - is it "appropriate" (i.e. best practice) to put that logic > > > > in the layout? That seems to make sense to me since it's only deciding > > > > which display element to use? > > > > > Thanks in advance for putting up with my questions. > > > > > Damien --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: can you use elements in a layout?
You are going to need to use an Auth component of some sort. There are several available on the bakery. As of yet there is no standard way of doing Authentication. I guess look over othAuth, dAuth, obAuth, etc and see which one you want to use, and then I think you can work from there finding out how you will handle accessing authentication data. On Apr 25, 3:34 pm, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now I'm stopping to think about this a bit more, I've got another > question related to this... > > How do you actually check to see whether the user is logged in? I was > thinking of setting something to identify the user as logged in for > that visitor's session (e.g. their user_id) - but so far as I > understand, you can only use $this->Session->read() in a controller? > So how can I read the session data from an element? > > On Apr 25, 10:16 pm, rtconner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've used Elements in my layouts frequently. There is no reason not to > > do it. $this->renderElement(...); > > Yes, you can put logic into your layout. Best practices depends on > > your system. If you want to redirect them elsewhere, if they are not > > logged in I'd think you want to do that in a controller or componant. > > If really depends on the auth system you are using. > > > I have some simple logic in my layouts that look kind of like this > > (psuedo code) > > > if(user->is_logged_in) > > print username > > else > > print Log In > > > On Apr 25, 2:47 pm, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm quite new to working with Cake and I'm pretty sure that I'm asking > > > something obvious - so I'm sorry for that in advance. In my defence, > > > I've tried checking the manual, API, searching on here etc. and > > > haven't found the answer to my question (or maybe not understood the > > > answer to my question!). > > > > I'm going to have a login box on every page of my site which will form > > > part of the site header / mast head. > > > > If the user is not logged in it will display the login box, and if > > > they are it'll display some member-only type functions (e.g. edit > > > profile, logout etc.). > > > > I'm not quite sure how to go about that in Cake - in terms of where to > > > define my various pieces of code. Obviously the login processing stuff > > > belongs in a user controller, but other than that? > > > > I'm thinking that my login box is what Cake terms an 'element' - I've > > > only come across these used in views; can they also be used in a > > > layout (is there are significant difference between layouts and > > > views)? > > > > Assuming that's right, where do I check to see if the user is logged > > > in or out - is it "appropriate" (i.e. best practice) to put that logic > > > in the layout? That seems to make sense to me since it's only deciding > > > which display element to use? > > > > Thanks in advance for putting up with my questions. > > > > Damien --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: can you use elements in a layout?
Sorry - I meant "So how can I read the session data from a layout"? (NOT from an element) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: can you use elements in a layout?
Now I'm stopping to think about this a bit more, I've got another question related to this... How do you actually check to see whether the user is logged in? I was thinking of setting something to identify the user as logged in for that visitor's session (e.g. their user_id) - but so far as I understand, you can only use $this->Session->read() in a controller? So how can I read the session data from an element? On Apr 25, 10:16 pm, rtconner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've used Elements in my layouts frequently. There is no reason not to > do it. $this->renderElement(...); > Yes, you can put logic into your layout. Best practices depends on > your system. If you want to redirect them elsewhere, if they are not > logged in I'd think you want to do that in a controller or componant. > If really depends on the auth system you are using. > > I have some simple logic in my layouts that look kind of like this > (psuedo code) > > if(user->is_logged_in) > print username > else > print Log In > > On Apr 25, 2:47 pm, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I'm quite new to working with Cake and I'm pretty sure that I'm asking > > something obvious - so I'm sorry for that in advance. In my defence, > > I've tried checking the manual, API, searching on here etc. and > > haven't found the answer to my question (or maybe not understood the > > answer to my question!). > > > I'm going to have a login box on every page of my site which will form > > part of the site header / mast head. > > > If the user is not logged in it will display the login box, and if > > they are it'll display some member-only type functions (e.g. edit > > profile, logout etc.). > > > I'm not quite sure how to go about that in Cake - in terms of where to > > define my various pieces of code. Obviously the login processing stuff > > belongs in a user controller, but other than that? > > > I'm thinking that my login box is what Cake terms an 'element' - I've > > only come across these used in views; can they also be used in a > > layout (is there are significant difference between layouts and > > views)? > > > Assuming that's right, where do I check to see if the user is logged > > in or out - is it "appropriate" (i.e. best practice) to put that logic > > in the layout? That seems to make sense to me since it's only deciding > > which display element to use? > > > Thanks in advance for putting up with my questions. > > > Damien --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: can you use elements in a layout?
I've used Elements in my layouts frequently. There is no reason not to do it. $this->renderElement(...); Yes, you can put logic into your layout. Best practices depends on your system. If you want to redirect them elsewhere, if they are not logged in I'd think you want to do that in a controller or componant. If really depends on the auth system you are using. I have some simple logic in my layouts that look kind of like this (psuedo code) if(user->is_logged_in) print username else print Log In On Apr 25, 2:47 pm, Damien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm quite new to working with Cake and I'm pretty sure that I'm asking > something obvious - so I'm sorry for that in advance. In my defence, > I've tried checking the manual, API, searching on here etc. and > haven't found the answer to my question (or maybe not understood the > answer to my question!). > > I'm going to have a login box on every page of my site which will form > part of the site header / mast head. > > If the user is not logged in it will display the login box, and if > they are it'll display some member-only type functions (e.g. edit > profile, logout etc.). > > I'm not quite sure how to go about that in Cake - in terms of where to > define my various pieces of code. Obviously the login processing stuff > belongs in a user controller, but other than that? > > I'm thinking that my login box is what Cake terms an 'element' - I've > only come across these used in views; can they also be used in a > layout (is there are significant difference between layouts and > views)? > > Assuming that's right, where do I check to see if the user is logged > in or out - is it "appropriate" (i.e. best practice) to put that logic > in the layout? That seems to make sense to me since it's only deciding > which display element to use? > > Thanks in advance for putting up with my questions. > > Damien --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
can you use elements in a layout?
Hi, I'm quite new to working with Cake and I'm pretty sure that I'm asking something obvious - so I'm sorry for that in advance. In my defence, I've tried checking the manual, API, searching on here etc. and haven't found the answer to my question (or maybe not understood the answer to my question!). I'm going to have a login box on every page of my site which will form part of the site header / mast head. If the user is not logged in it will display the login box, and if they are it'll display some member-only type functions (e.g. edit profile, logout etc.). I'm not quite sure how to go about that in Cake - in terms of where to define my various pieces of code. Obviously the login processing stuff belongs in a user controller, but other than that? I'm thinking that my login box is what Cake terms an 'element' - I've only come across these used in views; can they also be used in a layout (is there are significant difference between layouts and views)? Assuming that's right, where do I check to see if the user is logged in or out - is it "appropriate" (i.e. best practice) to put that logic in the layout? That seems to make sense to me since it's only deciding which display element to use? Thanks in advance for putting up with my questions. Damien --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
