CakePHP - basic login functionality not working - cakephp

Question

I am wrestling with CakePHP trying to create a basic login functionality. So far CakePHP is winning. I followed the basic Blog tutorial and based on that I am try to create a similair login thingy.
The only difference I have is that I not using an Users model, but a custom Employers model and I use email/password instead of username/password.
Yet all I get is "Your username or password was incorrect."
AppController.php
App::uses('Controller', 'Controller');
class AppController extends Controller {
public $components = array(
'Session',
'Auth' => array(
'loginRedirect' => array(
'controller' => 'schedules',
'action' => 'index'
),
'logoutRedirect' => array(
'controller' => 'employers',
'action' => 'login',
'home'
),
'authenticate' => array(
'Form' => array(
'fields' => array(
'username' => 'email',
'password' => 'password'
),
'userModel' => 'Employer',
'passwordHasher' => 'Blowfish'
)
)
)
);
}
EmployersController.php
<?php
App::uses('AppController', 'Controller');
class EmployersController extends AppController {
public $helpers = array('Form');
public function beforeFilter()
{
parent::beforeFilter();
$this->Auth->allow('login');
}
public function login()
{
$layout = 'login';
$this->layout = $layout;
if($this->request->is('post'))
{
debug($this->Auth->login());
if($this->Auth->login())
{
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect());
}
else
{
$this->Session->setFlash('Your username or password was incorrect.');
}
debug($this->request->data['Employers']['password']);
}
}
}
Login.ctp
<div id="login-container">
<h1>Login</h1>
<?php
echo $this->Form->create('Employers');
echo $this->Form->input('email', array('label' => false, 'placeholder' => 'Email'));
echo $this->Form->input('password', array('label' => false, 'placeholder' => 'Password'));
echo $this->Form->submit();
echo $this->Form->end();
?>
When I debug $this->request->data, the data is structered like data["Employers"]['email'] & data["Employers"]['password']. This is propably not right, since my model is called Employer.
Is this correct and does the login functionality break on this and if so, how can I fix that?
Or is there something else I am overlooking.

Answer 1

In your login.ctp,
It should be echo $this->Form->create('Employer'); not with s, so remove s and try it.
Hope it helps.