Question

I’m using AuthComponent in CakePHP 2.

I want to show to anonymous users just the ‘home’ view and deny ‘test’ view.

Both views are inside the folder Views/Pages

If I use this code:

public function beforeFilter(){
    parent::beforeFilter(); //calling parents before filter
    $this->Auth->allow('home'); //allowing home only for pages controller
}

in my PagesController I’cant access any page of my PagesController, including home.ctp.

If I use:

$this->Auth->allow('display')

in my PagesController I can access any page of my PagesController, including test.ctp.

How can I solve this issue?

I tried to create a new method on my PagesController name home(). But without success.

Answer 1

Here is a good answer for you.
Allowing a Specific Page in Cakephp

Keep in mind that the Auth->allow is for methods. Display is the method in the pages controller. The Home page is considered a variable used in display. So you will have to do this programmatically in the Pages controller.