[FIXED] CakePHP check if user is logged in inside a view

Issue

I have the following code:

    <?php

    if (!$this->Auth->user())
    {
        echo $this->element('header');
    }
    else
    {
        echo $this->element('header-bar');
    }

    ?>

inside my view which should show a different header for logged in users but throws the following error:

Notice (8): Undefined property: View::$Auth [APP/views/layouts/page.ctp, line 17]
Fatal error: Call to a member function user() on a non-object in /Users/cameron/Sites/thehive/app/views/layouts/page.ctp on line 17

How do I fix this? Thanks

Solution

Note: Also check out meotimdihia's answer below. It's got a lot of upvotes.

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The Auth component is for use in the Controller. You'll want to check for authorization in the controller, then set a variable for the view, e.g., $this->set('authUser', $this->Auth->user());. Then in your view you can do:

if (!$authUser)
{
    echo $this->element('header');
}

If you want this to be done automatically for all controller methods, you can look into modifying cake/libs/controller/app_controller.php so that it includes the Auth component.

Answered By - webbiedave