init() without using modules

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
1

Hi, I’m very new to Yii so forgive me if I’m missing the obvious.

When using modules, you have init() at your disposal, when the module loads.

In init() you have a chance to run some of your code before any of the module controllers/actions get executed.

For instance: In case of a module ‘admin’, you could use this opportunity to always check if a user is logged in or not.

But:

When I’m not using modules, I just have a bunch of controllers.

For instance:

/news runs NewsController->actionIndex

/page runs PageController->actionIndex

Does Yii then still offer an centralized place to run code that always has to be executed, just like init() in a module?

There’s got to be a more efficient way than to place a call to this code in every controller separately?

I’ve got the feeling I’m missing something basic here.

Any pointers?

2

There are many ways to do so.

  1. Extending all controllers from a base one and using base’s init().

  2. Events:




Yii::app()->onBeginRequest = function($event){

    // do something

};
3

Thanks! that was quick.

Solution 1 is probably the most elegant (why didn’t I think of that myself :)

If I where to use solution 2, wouldn’t I be stuck with the same problem?

Where do i put this eventhandler so that it is always declared, regardless of the controller (brings me back to solution 1)

4

index.php, for example.