Session / Auth problem: Only when request SiteController app()->user gets authenticated

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
1

Consider this:

Using gii-provided actionLogin of the SiteController i log in.

After that, when i’m accessing SiteController’s actions, everything is going fine, user is authenticated and all that.

But when i request any other controller, $_SESSION for some reason only contains __returnUrl, no __id or __name 8(((((((((

I’m angry, frustrated and want to smash hundred cute kittens with a hammer.

And then burn them with flamethrower.

So. Any ideas?

Where could one find flamethrower at 11pm?

UPDATE: SOLVED

2

Don’t care about what is in session.

Use only Yii methods: check if Yii::app()->user->isGuest is false, it means that the user is logged in.

Check if Yii::app()->user->id contains the id of the user, it means that you are logged with the right user.

If you use a framework, use the instrument of the framework. I have been using Yii since it exists, and I have never felt the need of check what ther is in $_SESSION.

3

2zaccaria

Yeah… In fact, that’s what i did. And since it didn’t help, i’ve drilled to the very bottom of yii ))

getIsGuest

is

(getState(’__id’) === null),

getState(’__id’)

is

$_SESSION[$someRandomString.’__id’]

Anyway, still no thoughts on flamethrower? I really need this.

4

Oh.

For some reason Yii sets two PHPSESSID’s: one for /site

and one for /

So… i just have to spend couple more hours trying to figure out why.

Hurt kittens shall be not.

Hail Satan!

5

That is really strange.

Did you use some very particular implementation or folder structure (or maybe 2 indexes)?

I have never heard about such a problem.

6

Install:

Denwer (php 5.3.3, apache, mysql),

Project has structure like that:

framework //Yii

www // webroot

[indent]

assets

…

protected

…

index.php

[/indent]

7

Yeah.

To solve in config/main.php:




...

'components'=>array(

...

        'session' => array(

            'cookieParams' => array('path' => '/',),

        ),

...