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Musabbir Ahmed
Musabbir Ahmed

Reputation: 89

Cakephp - User management System for 2 different users

I am using CakePHP 2.3.6. In a project, I have 2 type of users : Students and Admin. So, I created 2 Controllers for 2 type of users, namely, StudentsController and AdminsController. I have different Authentication configuration for these 2 controllers, so I configured AuthComponent individually in 2 controllers. And I want a common login() function implementation for 2 kind of users, so that I don't have to write same code twice.

Here is my code :

AppController.php :

public $components=array('Session','RequestHandler','Acl','Auth'=>array('authorize'=>array('Actions'=>array('actionPath'=>'controllers'))));

StudentsController.php :

    public function beforeFilter(){
        parent::beforeFilter();
        $this->Auth->loginRedirect=array('controller'=>'students','action'=>'editProfile');
        $this->Auth->logoutRedirect=array('controller'=>'students','action'=>'index');
        $this->Auth->authenticate=array('Form'=>array('scope'=>array('User.group_id'=>2),'userModel'=>'User','fields'=>array('username'=>'username','password'=>'password')));
        $this->Auth->unauthorizedRedirect=array('controller'=>'users','action'=>'login');
        $this->Auth->loginAction=array('controller'=>'users','action'=>'login');
        $this->Auth->allow('login','index','createProfile');
        $this->layout='student_layout';
    }

AdminsController.php :

    public function beforeFilter(){
        parent::beforeFilter();
        $this->Auth->loginRedirect=array('controller'=>'admins','action'=>'myJobs');
        $this->Auth->logoutRedirect=array('controller'=>'admins','action'=>'index');
        $this->Auth->authenticate=array('Form'=>array('scope'=>array('User.group_id'=>1),'userModel'=>'User','fields'=>array('username'=>'username','password'=>'password')));
        $this->Auth->authError='Did you really think you are allowed to see that ?';
        $this->Auth->unauthorizedRedirect=array('controller'=>'admin','action'=>'index');
        $this->Auth->loginAction=array('controller'=>'users','action'=>'login');
        $this->Auth->allow('index');
        $this->layout='admin_layout';
    }

UsersController.php :

public function login(){
    if($this->request->is('post'))
        if($this->Auth->login()){
            $welcome=($this->Auth->user('group_id')==2)?'Welcome '.$this->Student->field('name',array('Student.id'=>$this->Auth->user('id'))):(($this->Auth->user('group_id')==1)?"<p style='margin-left:20px;color:#366;'><strong>Welcome Admin, You have successfully entered to your Admin Panel!</strong></p>":"");
            $this->Session->setFlash($welcome);
            return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect());
        }else{
            $this->Session->setFlash('Invalid username or password, please try again');
            $this->set('title_for_layout','Error - Login');
        }
}

So, I want that login will be handled in users/login, for both of users. My code is a little complex, I know. Actually, my AdminsController's index page contains the login form, which submits to users/login.

I mean, login logic should be handled in users/login, but login page(login form) can be different for both of users, only important is that those forms should submit to users/login.

Now, with these configurations, Students cant access editProfile, and Admins cant access anything in the Admin Panel.

I think my problem is with redirecting after successful login. That's why I used return before $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect()) in the login function.

So, where is the problem ? What should I do ?

Please help me.

Thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 555

Answers (1)

Prakash Saini
Prakash Saini

Reputation: 481

Modify this line in core.php :

Configure::write('Routing.prefixes', array('admin','student'));

Add following line in beforeFilter function in app controller :

if (isset($this->params['prefix']) && $this->params['prefix'] == 'admin') {
        AuthComponent::$sessionKey = 'Auth.Admin';
        $this->Auth->loginAction = array('plugin' => false, 'controller' => 'users', 'action' => 'login','admin'=>true);
        $this->Auth->logoutRedirect = array('plugin' => false, 'controller' => 'admin', 'action' => 'dashboard');
    } else {
        AuthComponent::$sessionKey = 'Auth.Front';
        $this->Auth->loginAction = array('plugin' => false, 'controller' => 'users', 'action' => 'login',$this->request->prefix=>false);
        $this->Auth->logoutRedirect = array('plugin' => false, 'controller' => 'users', 'action' => 'dashboard');
    }

To get session for admin you use like that

$this->Session->read('Auth.Admin');

And get front (student) session as 

$this->Session->read('Auth.Front');

Upvotes: 1

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