You might be able to get around this by creating a component to share between the 2 controllers and putting the cookie code in there.
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Jorgepedret<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > This is a slightly complicated case related (I think) to the guts of > CakePHP. This is what I have: > > 1. A controller (Users) that uses Cookie as a component > 2. There is a method in Users that uses the Cookie component to write > a cookie > 3. Another controller (MyAccount) non related to the Users controller > 4. A method in MyAccount that app:imports the users controller and > executes the method that uses the cookie (I'm using contructClasses in > case you're wondering) > > Having this, I'm getting an error (from Security:cipher()) saying that > the 'key' is empty, this key refers directly to the key value of the > Cookie component. (Warning (512): You cannot use an empty key for > Security::cipher() [ROOT\cake\libs\security.php, line 174]). > Debugging, I confirmed that this key is not set for Cookie. > > Reviewing cakephp's guts, I found that: > > 1. Obviously the key is taken from the configuration security.salt key > 2. The key is supposed to be set when Cookie::initialize($controller, > $settings) is executed. > 3. The component is not being initialized when I call App::import > ('Controller','Users'), (having Cookie defined in the array of > UsersController class). > > I could have fixed it defining manually the key everywhere I use it > ($Users->Cookie->key = Configure::read('Security.salt')), but that > looks really bad :S. > > I patched the component.php file from the cake/libs/controller/, but I > want to know if anybody has found this issue, or if I'm doing > something wrong. > > Thanks! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
