Please confirm that you password field length is 40 characters? Also, when you saved you user, did you use PHP sha1 function or MySQL function? If the later, try using PHP sha1 function :) Enjoy, John
On Aug 7, 10:42 pm, pengin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a very basic blog setup in CakePHP. It was built using the > tutorial on the Cookbook manual, so it is very similar. I tried to > add authentication to it, but I keep receiving the error "Login > failed. Invalid username or password." when trying to login. > > In my PostsController, I added beforeFilter() function: > function beforeFilter() { > $this->Auth->allow('index''); > } > This is so that users can view my blog (only when you are logged in > can you post, edit, etc). > > I have not created a custom AppController. Is this necessary? I only > have a Posts and Users Controller, but I figured even I specifically > define it in Posts, I don't really need it in AppController unless I > want it in all the controllers. > > My UsersController is exactly the same as the example in the > Authentication section of the Cookbook: > class UsersController extends AppController { > > var $name = 'Users'; > var $components = array('Auth'); // Not necessary if declared in > your app controller > > /** > * The AuthComponent provides the needed functionality > * for login, so you can leave this function blank. > */ > function login() { > } > > function logout() { > $this->redirect($this->Auth->logout()); > } > > } > > I added the user to the MySQL database (using phpMyAdmin). I manually > inserted the username and password (and I applied the SAH1 function to > the password). I didn't change any of the AuthComponent defaults, so > it should be encrypted using SAH1? Or am I misunderstanding? > > Yet I am still receiving the login error. What could the problem be? -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
