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Asked: 2026-05-28T02:23:58+00:00

I have a table email_addresses and a table users. I am using the users

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I have a table email_addresses and a table users. I am using the users email address as their username. So the users table would be something like:

email_address_id
password

The email_address_id field would just find the email in the email_addresses table for the username as login information.

I understand I can change the username field to another name like email_address with the auth component, but how would I use a field from a different table as a username?

Right now I have to insert the email in the email table AND the user table which seems like really bad database design.

Any help would be appreciated!

I’m using CakePHP 2.0.5

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  1. Editorial Team

    Do you really need to do this? It’s good to keep things that belongs together, together.

    I would keep the email in the User model for authentication.

    Use email_addresses for subsequent emails if that’s what you want.

    Edit:

    Now if some people are granted access and other not, I would add a field in the User model, something like has_access int(1) or whatever speaks to you and check it’s value at login.

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