Re: Conditional session initialization on Auth

perhaps all of this should be in the constructor: $auth = new Auth('File', array( 'file'=>'....', 'usernameField' => '...' 'passwordField' => '...' 'alwaysRegisterSession' => true|false, 'LoginCallback' => '' 'useCallback' => false ); .. keeps the API nice and simple :) Regards Alan Bertrand Mansion wrote:

<alan@akbkhome.com> wrote :

Attached is a patch that adds a flag to $auth->start() $auth->start(); // same behavour as usual.. $auth->start(true); // always register the session (eg. same as usual behaviour) $auth->start(false); will only initiate a session when a) the user tries to log in b) if there is an existing session (using $_REQUEST[session_name()]) I needed this to enable authentication information to be carried around a site which some parts are open, and others secure. - so I call start() on all pages, but dont want to generate session data/files for all visitors..

While you are at it, I would also suggest another change to the start() method by adding two paramaters : $userfield, $passfield so that we don't always have to call our login form fields 'username' and 'password'. With your changes, start() will become: function start($regSession = true, $userfield = 'username', $passfield='password') I needed this change because I don't have control aver the client application that is trying to connect to my server and it happens they use 'Username' and 'Password' instead. Bertrand Mansion Mamasam

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