Question

I have a situation where I have a base controller (a base actions.php file) in Symfony 1.4. I want to create another controller, for the same module, that extends that base controller.

I need to extend that base controller because I want to customize the behavior of certain visitors, that are identified based on an ID in the URL.

Any hints?

Answer 1

Another controller class for the same module, I think it’s impossible in symfony.

I guess the easiest solution for you is to create another method in the same class, and then invoque it from the base one.

By Example: actions.class.php:

public function executeBaseAction(sfWebRequest $request) {

   .. if($user....) then return $this->executeCustomAction($request);

}

public function executeCustomAction(sfWebRequest $request) {
  // $this->setTemplate('anotherTemplate?');

}