I made a number of tutorials focused on ACL. This one should help you understand the relationship between the AuthComponent and the AclComponent:
http://aranworld.com/article/164/cakephp-acl-tutorial-auth-component-example On Apr 24, 7:03 am, bingo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great... > > Thanks djiize. > > I don't need group part yet. So it seems to be fairly simple to use > Auth Component > > Regards, > > On Apr 24, 8:11 am, djiize <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hi > > > 1. you can use existaing tables, see userModel and fields Auth > > variables > > 2. ACL not needed if you just do authentication. If you need > > authorization too, you can use ACL or whatever else > > 3. Auth is a somewhat wrapper for authentication and authorization. > > The last part can be done by ACL. But ACL has is own life, maybe you > > should read more on cookbook and API. > > > Tip: there's lot of info > > there:http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/web/faq > > > On 24 avr, 13:44, bingo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I have been using OthAuth component for long for user authentication > > > purpose. But now I am planning to switch to using AuthComponent mainly > > > because it is part of core CakePHP library. I wanted to know, > > > 1. can I use my existing user table with AuthComponent > > > 2. Do I need to use ACL component or not. > > > 3. I looked into several tutorials but there is no official tutorial > > > explaining relationship between Auth and ACL. Did I miss looking > > > somewhere? > > > > any help will be appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > > Ritesh- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
