Re: Login after registration not working

(Kind of) SOLUTION

I've kept tinkering and noticed that the log in query was trying to
use the unhashed password. So, I changed the register method from
this:
...
// log the user in to his new account
$this->data['User']['password'] = $this->data['User']['password1'];
...

to this:
...
// log the user in to his new account
$this->data['User']['password'] = $this->Auth->password($this->data
['User']['password1']);
...

This did the trick. But, I'm surprised. I thought Auth was supposed to
hash the password automagically. If I'm right about that, then I must
be still doing something wrong and would love any insight.

On Jan 3, 11:38 am, OohBunToo <gcull...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I'm trying to set up a user registration system that uses the Auth
> component. I've set up both the registration and login parts of my
> site, and separately each work as expected (i.e. a user can register
> and is saved to the database, and a user can log in separately once
> registered). But, I can't get seem to get the Auth component to log in
> users automatically once they've registered.
>
> I've poured over Google searches, the cookbook, the API documentation,
> but nothing seems to get me around my issue.
>
> Here's the beforeFilter in my app_controller:
> function beforeFilter() {
>     // Override the default fields used by Auth component
>     $this->Auth->fields = array(
>         'username'=>'email',
>         'password'=>'password'
>     );
>
> Here are the beforeFilter and register methods in my users_controller:
> function beforeFilter() {
>     parent::beforeFilter();
>     $this->Auth->allow(array('register', 'login', 'logout'));
>
> }
>
> function register() {
>     if($this->Session->read('User.signedIn')) {
>         $this->redirect(array('action'=>'account'));
>     }
>
>     if (!empty($this->data)) {
>         $this->User->create();
>         if ($this->User->save($this->data)) {
>             // log the user in to his new account
>             $this->data['User']['password'] = $this->data['User']
> ['password1'];
>             $this->Session->setFlash(__('Hooray! The User has been
> saved', true));
>             $this->Auth->login($this->data);
>             $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect());
>         } else {
>             $this->Session->setFlash(__('Uh oh! That didn\'t work.
> Please, try again.', true));
>         }
>     }
>
> }
>
> The redirect takes place, but the user isn't actually getting logged-
> in. Instead, they're dropped onto the login form with the
> "Hooray! ..." flash message as well as the "You are not authorized..."
> Auth flash message. So, it's clear that the $this->Auth->login($this-
>
> >data) line isn't doing what's expected.
>
> I've confirmed that the $this->data array contains the right keys and
> values using debug:
> app/controllers/users_controller.php (line 31)
>
> Array
> (
>     [User] => Array
>         (
>             [email] => asdfi...@grr.com
>             [password1] => aaa
>             [password2] => aaa
>             [password] => aaa
>         )
> )
>
> So, I'm out of ideas. I really want to use the Auth component, but the
> learning curve is giving me headaches. Any help will be hugely
> appreciated!

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