Re: Authentication using external users table

2011-05-26 Thread emmexx
On 24 Mag, 14:51, Rob Maurer wrote: > Then it would seem the problem is adding authentication for users from > another database table to existing CakePHP Auth/ACL. That's uncharted > territory for me. One idea: That is unchartered territory for me too. The problem is that the solution you sugge

Re: Authentication using external users table

2011-05-24 Thread Rob Maurer
Then it would seem the problem is adding authentication for users from another database table to existing CakePHP Auth/ACL. That's uncharted territory for me. One idea: 1. Add your external database table to your CakePHP site as a Model (ExternalUsers). 2. Keep your existing, authenticated users as

Re: Authentication using external users table

2011-05-22 Thread emmexx
On 22 Mag, 22:15, Rob Maurer wrote: > If I understand your needs as written, it would seem simpler to stay > with CakePHP Auth/ACL and create a second tier of permissions for a > subset of Users who are also in the Users table. That would handle > authentication for you (the way you're already d

Re: Authentication using external users table

2011-05-22 Thread Rob Maurer
If I understand your needs as written, it would seem simpler to stay with CakePHP Auth/ACL and create a second tier of permissions for a subset of Users who are also in the Users table. That would handle authentication for you (the way you're already doing) and you would grant those Users access to

Authentication using external users table

2011-05-21 Thread emmexx
In one cake app I use Auth and Acl to authenticate users, as per manual. Now I need to let some users, not listed in users table but in another database, edit the records of a table. Let's say for clarification that they should manage their own profile. What I want to do is: 1. let those users "a