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Tank Auth In Code Igniter - How To Get The User's Id In Any Other Controller?


Jessica

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::)

 

I know how Sessions and Cookies work, thanks.

 

The solution was to create a Controller that extends CI_Controller, and load up the tank_auth in that controller. Then make my other controllers extend that new controller instead of CI_Controller.

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This is my first time trying to do a project with CI - and of course I started the day their site was down ::) Fortunately their user guides were hosted elsewhere for the day.

 

I chose that lib because when I googled "User Authentication for Code Igniter" it got the most hits ;)

 

I'm still learning how exactly CI works. I am not 100% sure this is actually saving me time with my project :/ 

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I see. FYI docs come with your download/clone, unless you blew them away. The CI docs are very well organized and I find them absolutely a delight to work with. Well if this is your first rodeo with CI here are some tips:

 

1) your My_Controller and MY_Model classes are absolutely priceless. I use the same in every project I create.

2) file structure is rather important, for organization and security. I wouldn't use the suggested structure. Here is mine:

 

/

/application

/system

/public_html (doc_root)

 

This keeps all MVC's outside of doc_root. The only thing sitting in public_html is essentially a single index.php file, css, img and js dirs.

 

3. htaccess is your friend!

4. turn off all debugging and error reporting for php and db stuff when going live

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I'm having trouble figuring out how to get models or controllers to interact with one another. In the frameworks I'm used to each model represents a table. It seems like CI suggests the same.

 

So here are some tables I have:

users

quests

users_quests

 

users_quests contains a PK, a FK to users and an FK to quests (and some DATETIMEs). 

 

I'm in my Quests Controller. index.php/quests/view/5 (5 = pk on users_quests)

 

What is the smart way to pull all of the users_quests data and the related quests_data.

 

I know how to do it in pure SQL, and I know how to do it in Yii - I don't get how to do it in CI, automatically anyway. I can write a chained DB statement: pseudo code as 

$this->db->select('fields')->from('users_quests')->join('quests', 'columns')->where('col=5');

 

That seems like a ton of stupid code for a simple BELONGS TO.

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I agree model/table relationship. However I occasionally have models that don't have tables.

 

So how I would do this or actually how I do do this would be like this:

 

quest controller:

$this->load->model('quest');

 

$options = array('quest_id' =>$this->uri->segment(3)->, 'limit' => '1');

$quest = $this->quest->retrieve($options);

 

quest model:

this is where all the heavy lifting is done, the idea here is FAT models and SKINNY controllers

Lots of code in the model, this is where having a solid MY_Model comes in to play.

 

I have a more detailed answer but I am running late and have to go, I will post some more later.

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I'm having trouble figuring out how to get models or controllers to interact with one another. In the frameworks I'm used to each model represents a table. It seems like CI suggests the same.

I imagine this is because you're used to ORM. This isn't so much the case with CI, and I bet $20 you'll really like their db driver.

// Random Controller
$this->load->model('poll_model', 'Polls');
$Poll = $this->Polls->get_poll(array('id'=>3));

// Poll_model
function get_poll($data = array())
{    
 // Check for valid data
 if(empty($data) OR !is_associative($data))
 {
   // Invalid data, return FALSE
   return FALSE;
 }

 // Retrieve the query from the database
 $query = $this->db->where($data)->get('polls', 1);

 // Check if query row exists
 if($query->row())
 {
   // Query row exists, return query row
   return $query->row();
 }
 else
 {
   // Query row doesn't exist, return FALSE
   return FALSE;
 }
}

 

So here are some tables I have:

users

quests

users_quests

 

users_quests contains a PK, a FK to users and an FK to quests (and some DATETIMEs). 

 

I'm in my Quests Controller. index.php/quests/view/5 (5 = pk on users_quests)

 

What is the smart way to pull all of the users_quests data and the related quests_data.

 

I know how to do it in pure SQL, and I know how to do it in Yii - I don't get how to do it in CI, automatically anyway. I can write a chained DB statement: pseudo code as 

$this->db->select('fields')->from('users_quests')->join('quests', 'columns')->where('col=5');

 

That seems like a ton of stupid code for a simple BELONGS TO.

 

Joins are always cumbersome, and no different with CI. I would write this:

// Controller
$pk = $this->uri_segment(3);
$this->load->model('quest_model', 'Quests');
$Data = $this->Quests->name($pk);

// Model
function name($id) {
 $this->db->select('fields')->from('users_quests')->join('quests', 'quests.user_id = users_quests.user_id')->where('users.user_id = ' . $id)->get();
}

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That's what I have now.

 

In the framework I've used before, the model will have an array of relations, and you say this model is a many-to-many or a belongs to. Then you just access it as $model->relatedmodel. And it's automagic.

 

Why aren't I using that framework? Who knows. I like to make things harder on myself I guess.

 

Edit: I'm not trying to hate on CI, I just am having trouble understanding what effort this is saving me. Why is this better than writing the SQL myself? I get using a framework that actually generates the joins and everything, but...

 

SELECT fields FROM table LEFT JOIN table_2 on table_2.pk = table.fk WHERE pk = 1

or

$this->db->select('fields')->from('users_quests')->join('quests', 'quests.user_id = users_quests.user_id')->where('users.user_id = ' . $id)->get();

or:

$model->relation['table2'];

$model->table2;

 

I don't see why CI's way is helping me write code faster, and automate tasks. That's the point of a framework?

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There use to be a ORM for CI called Doctrine, you might want to check into that. ORM conversations, whether to use one or not, can get crazy. Like discussing what is the best editor/IDE is between coders. I will never understand those heated editor flame wars, when everybody knows vim is the best :) ... i guess they are arguing over 2nd place.

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