To me it seems the bracket is misplaced.

You were doing this

(($variable) == condition(param1), param2, param3)

The parameters for Security::hash should be contained within the brackets.

(($variable) == condition(param1, param2, param3))

Is the error the same?


On 21 December 2010 14:18, John Maxim <[email protected]> wrote:

> I crossed replied with your previous message Stephen, sorry,
>
> and I tried your code it gave the same error.
>
> Thanks for your time, too..
>
> What is your thoughts on this error ?
>
> On Dec 21, 10:13 pm, John Maxim <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I tried putting it outside the array validation where it gives parsing
> > error without the bracket sign "("
> >
> > On Dec 21, 9:58 pm, John Maxim <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, thanks Amit, but
> >
> > > I got an error here:
> >
> > > Parse error: parse error, expecting `')'' in C:\wamp\www\cakephp\app
> > > \models\user.php on line 66
> >
> > > On line 66 is:
> >
> > > function confirmPassword()
> > >                 {
> > >                         return (($this->data[$this->alias]['password'])
> ==
> > > Security::hash($this->data[$this->alias]['confirm_password']), null,
> > > true);
> > >                 }
> >
> > > I modified a few times to include and exclude some of the brackets,
> > > but it gives the same error as shown above. *I used Amit code as
> > > originally and it started with the error above.
> >
> > > Do I add this function inside the var $validate = array (       );
> >
> > > or it has to be outside the array validation ?
> >
> > > Can someone look where the function go wrong ?
> >
> > > On Dec 21, 5:41 pm, Amit Badkas <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > You need to use custom validation method for this in your model,
> something
> > > > like
> >
> > > > 'confirm_password' => array(
> > > >                         'notEmpty' => array(
> > > >                                 'rule' => 'notEmpty',
> > > >                                 'message' => 'This field cannot be
> blank.',
> > > >                                 'last' => true,
> > > >                         ),
> > > >                         'lengthCheck' => array(
> > > >                                 'rule' => '/^.{6,40}$/',
> > > >                                 'message' => 'Minimum password 6
> > > > characters.',
> > > >                                 'last' => true,
> > > >                         ),
> > > >                         'confirmed' => array(
> > > >                                 'rule' => 'confirmPassword'
> > > >                                 'message' => 'Both passwords should
> match.'
> > > >                         ),
> > > >                 ),
> >
> > > > function confirmPassword()
> > > > {
> > > >     return ($this->data[$this->alias]['password'] ==
> > > > Security::hash($this->data[$this->alias]['confirm_password'], null,
> true));
> >
> > > > }
> >
> > > > FYI, password hash mechanism uses Security::hash(), that's why we
> also need
> > > > to hash our confirmed password for comparison.
> >
> > > > Hope this helps.
> >
> > > > Amit Badkas
> >
> > > > PHP Applications for E-Biz:http://www.sanisoft.com
> >
> > > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 2:39 PM, John Maxim <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > > Do you know how to match value in password with confirm_password ?
> I
> > > > > tried equalTo but it is meant for fixed value ?
> >
> > > > > I have tried what you suggested before this, since your first post,
> I
> > > > > understand, however, the passwords matching for the 2 password
> fields
> > > > > using validation--do you think it is possible without creating a
> > > > > function ?
> >
> > > > > @previous post, I was referring to the Solution 1 where it created
> a
> > > > > function, I think it was put in model.
> >
> > > > > Solution 2 is something what I'm trying to do half-way....
> >
> > > > > thanks for you time.
> >
> > > > > On Dec 21, 4:45 pm, Amit Badkas <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > > > Use name of password confirmation field instead of 'password' in
> validate
> > > > > > array, something like
> >
> > > > > > 'confirm_password' => array(
> > > > > >                        'notEmpty' => array(
> > > > > >                                'rule' => 'notEmpty',
> > > > > >                                'message' => 'This field cannot be
> > > > > blank.',
> > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > >                        ),
> > > > > >                        'lengthCheck' => array(
> > > > > >                                'rule' => '/^.{6,40}$/',
> > > > > >                                'message' => 'Minimum password 6
> > > > > > characters.',
> > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > >                        ),
> > > > > >                ),
> >
> > > > > > Hope this helps.
> >
> > > > > > Amit Badkas
> >
> > > > > > PHP Applications for E-Biz:http://www.sanisoft.com
> >
> > > > > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:22 PM, John Maxim <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > > > > > @Amit
> > > > > > > First....,
> >
> > > > > > > Thanks man.
> >
> > > > > > > Second...,
> > > > > > > Do you know how to implement Solution 1 above ?
> >
> > > > > > > On Dec 21, 12:47 pm, Amit Badkas <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > > > > > If your form has password confirmation field then you can add
> 'not
> > > > > empty'
> > > > > > > > and 'length check' validations for that field as it won't
> contain
> > > > > hashed
> > > > > > > > value.
> >
> > > > > > > > Amit Badkas
> >
> > > > > > > > PHP Applications for E-Biz:http://www.sanisoft.com
> >
> > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:43 PM, John Maxim <
> [email protected]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > 'password' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                        'notEmpty' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                                'rule' => 'notEmpty',
> > > > > > > > >                                'message' => 'This field
> cannot be
> > > > > > > blank.',
> > > > > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >                        ),
> > > > > > > > >                        'lengthCheck' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                                'rule' => '/^.{6,40}$/',
> > > > > > > > >                                'message' => 'Minimum
> password 6
> > > > > > > > > characters.',
> > > > > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >                        ),
> > > > > > > > >                ),
> >
> > > > > > > > > **
> > > > > > > > > The registration validation is affected when hash password
> is
> > > > > enabled.
> > > > > > > > > It doesn't matter how the hash was enabled; using Auth
> component;
> > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > Md5, once hash is enabled, the password validation no
> longer can be
> > > > > > > > > triggered. So, I think something wrong with the above
> validation ?
> >
> > > > > > > > > The full validations for all fields are below: (Note: only
> the
> > > > > > > > > password validation is affected)
> >
> > > > > > > > > 'username' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                        'notEmpty' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                                'rule' => 'notEmpty',
> > > > > > > > >                                'message' => 'This field
> cannot be
> > > > > > > blank.',
> > > > > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >        ),
> > > > > > > > >            'uniqueCheck' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                                'rule' => 'isUnique',
> > > > > > > > >                                'message' => 'That username
> has
> > > > > already
> > > > > > > been
> > > > > > > > > taken.',
> > > > > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >        ),
> > > > > > > > >            'lengthCheck' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                                'rule' => '/^.{6,40}$/',
> > > > > > > > >                                'message' => 'Minimum
> username 6
> > > > > > > > > characters.',
> > > > > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >        ),
> > > > > > > > >    ),
> >
> > > > > > > > >                'email' => array(
> > > > > > > > >            'notEmpty' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                  'rule' => 'notEmpty',
> > > > > > > > >                  'message' => 'This field cannot be
> blank.',
> > > > > > > > >                  'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >             ),
> > > > > > > > >            'email' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                  'rule' => 'email',
> > > > > > > > >                  'message' => 'That is not a valid email
> address.',
> > > > > > > > >                                  'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >              ),
> > > > > > > > >          ),
> >
> > > > > > > > >                'password' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                        'notEmpty' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                                'rule' => 'notEmpty',
> > > > > > > > >                                'message' => 'This field
> cannot be
> > > > > > > blank.',
> > > > > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >                        ),
> > > > > > > > >                        'lengthCheck' => array(
> > > > > > > > >                                'rule' => '/^.{6,40}$/',
> > > > > > > > >                                'message' => 'Minimum
> password 6
> > > > > > > > > characters.',
> > > > > > > > >                                'last' => true,
> > > > > > > > >                        ),
> > > > > > > > >                ),
> >
> > > > > > > > > **
> > > > > > > > > Is there an alternative way to write these validations?; I
> have no
> > > > > > > > > clue why the password validation is nullified when hash
> password is
> > > > > > > > > enabled using any way.
> >
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