Thanks French. So by this method you would still have to build the
"Admin" functions into the front end of the site (only viewable to
admin users.) ? No separate admin area?
Daniel
On Sep 13, 12:26 pm, fr3nch13 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A simple way to do this is to use the admin routing.
>
> so /admin/users/index would look like so:
>
> <?
> UsersController extents AppController
> {
> ....
> function checkAdmin()
> {
> admin checking goes here (or put this method in your
> app_controller.php for other controllers to use, or a component)
> }
> function admin_index()
> {
> $this->checkAdmin();
> other stuff here
> }}
>
> ?>
>
> This is how i do it in most of my apps for simple auth when acl seems
> like using a sledge hammer to put a pin in a wall
>
> French
>
> On Sep 13, 11:06 am, DGPhoebus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I have been messing around with CakePHP for a little bit of time and
> > most things are making sense. I am having a hard time though trying
> > to figure out how to implement an Administrative area of the site
> > where site management takes place. In the past I have created an /
> > admin folder and password protected it and then built a complete
> > backend for my sites. Now it appears that I only have "Admin Routing"
> > to get to "Admin" functions and it appears to me that most of the
> > functions take place in the front end of the website by tagging a /
> > admin/controller/action to the url.
>
> > Am I wrong? Is there a way to separate the admin from the rest of
> > the app?
> > Do I have to implement ACL now to control actions? or can I still make
> > a password protected directory?
>
> > I love the CakePHP framework but I am stalling out on stuff like this
> > and it is taking the "rapid" out of my "rapid development" :-)
> > Someone please help!
>
> > Thanks everyone.
>
> > Daniel
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