Auth Login not working in Cakephp - cakephp

Question

Sorry to bring this topic up again, but I've searched all the answers I can on this topic, but have not found a solution(I'm very new to cakephp):
I use the password routine to hash my password
in my AppController I have:
class AppController extends Controller {
public $components = array('DebugKit.Toolbar','Session','Auth');
}
in my UsersController I have:
public function add() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
$this->User->create();
// hash the password coming in from the form using Authcomponent::password
$this->request->data['User']['password'] = AuthComponent::password($this->request->data['User']['password']);
if ($this->User->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The user has been saved.'));
return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('The user could not be saved. Please, try again.'));
}
}
}
/** login method */
public function login() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
if ($this->Auth->login()) {
//redirect to page he was trying to access before login
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirectUrl());
} else {
$this->Session->setflash('Invalid username or password');
}
}
}
The issue is that I cannot log back in after adding a user: I get the setflash message. The password is being hashed correctly on the MySQL database.
Any help appreciated: I'm at a loss how to debug this.
EDIT
I've tried other solutions, from the cakephp site (no success) and 2 youtube sites (no success). I have also tried plain passwords and hashed passwords (using the default and blowfish) all with the same result.
I have added the debug statements to the code as follows:
public function login() {
pr($this->request->data); //debug
if ($this->request->is('post')) { //devbug
echo ('post request');} //debug
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
debug($this->Auth->login()); //debug
debug($this->request->data); //debug
if ($this->Auth->login()) {
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirectUrl());
}
$this->Session->setFlash(__('Invalid username or password, try again'));
}
}
The array displayed using pr($this->request->data); shows the correct data, however when I use debug($this->request->data); it shows only 5 characters in the password. Could t his be the issue (or a red herring?)
result as displayed follows:
Array
(
[User] => Array
(
[username] => user
[password] => password
)
)
post request
\app\Controller\UsersController.php (line 18)
false
\app\Controller\UsersController.php (line 19)
array(
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'username' => 'user'
)
)

Answer 1

You should try this
AppController
class AppController extends Controller {
public $components = array(
'RequestHandler','Session',
'Auth' => array(
'Autoredirect'=>false,
'loginRedirect' => array('controller' => 'users', 'action' => 'user_dashboard'),
'logoutRedirect' => array('controller' => 'users', 'action' => 'login'),
'authError' => 'Did you really think you are allowed to see that?',
)
);
UsersController
public function login() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
if ($this->Auth->login()) {
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect());
} else {
$this->Session->setflash('Invalid username or password');
}
}
}

Answer 2

Try adding this line in the login function:
public function login() {
pr($this->request->data);//LINE ADDED
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
if ($this->Auth->login()) {
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect());
} else {
$this->Session->setflash('Invalid username or password');
}
}
you will see what data you are passing to the form login.

Answer 3

You are saving an encrypted password, but when you log in your software expects an unencrypted password.
Try to put a password unencrypted to your database and it should work.
Try this here in your app controller:
public $components = array('DebugKit.Toolbar','Session','Auth' => array(
'authenticate' => array(
'Form' => array(
'passwordHasher' => 'Blowfish',
),
)
));
If that is still not working, please post your login-form as well.