AclManager for CakePHP 2.x
This plugins allows you to easily manage your permissions in CakePHP 2.x through the Acl module., (*1)
Features
- Managing permissions for each node
- Updating Database with missing AROs (Users, Roles, ...)
- Updating Database with missing ACOs (Controller actions)
- Revoking all permissions
Requirements
How to install
1. Set up your Acl environment
- Install SQL tables through Cake Console
- parentNode() method on your requester models
See: CakePHP: Simple ACL Controlled Application, (*2)
It should look something like this:, (*3)
var $components = array('Auth', 'Acl', 'Session');
function beforeFilter() {
    //Configure AuthComponent
    $this->Auth->authorize = array(
        'Controller',
        'Actions' => array('actionPath' => 'controllers')
    );
    $this->Auth->authenticate = array(
        'Form' => array(
            'fields' => array(
                'username' => 'login',
                'password' => 'password'
            )
        )
    );
    $this->Auth->loginAction = array(
        'controller' => 'users',
        'action' => 'login',
        'admin' => false,
        'plugin' => false
    );
    $this->Auth->logoutRedirect = array(
        'controller' => 'users',
        'action' => 'login',
        'admin' => false,
        'plugin' => false
    );
    $this->Auth->loginRedirect = array(
        'controller' => 'products',
        'action' => 'index',
        'admin' => false,
        'plugin' => false
    );
}
function isAuthorized($user) {
    // return false;
    return $this->Auth->loggedIn();
}
3. Download AclManager
Manually
Download the stable branch (https://github.com/houseoftech/cakephp-acl-manager/archive/stable.zip) and paste the content in your app/Plugin/ directory., (*4)
With Composer
- 
Install composer in the app/folder of your project.
- Add "houseoftech/cakephp-acl-manager": "stable"to yourrequirekey in yourcomposer.jsonfile. (More about this)
- Run php composer.phar installto install the plugin.
Composer documentation, (*5)
See AclManager/Config/bootstrap.php, (*6)
AclManager.aros : write in there your requester models aliases (the order is important), (*7)
5. Enable the plugin
In app/Config/bootstrap.php, (*8)
CakePlugin::load('AclManager', array('bootstrap' => true));
6. Login with an existing user
The plugin conflicts with $this->Auth->allow(), do not use it. Just make sure that you are logged in., (*9)
7. Access the plugin at /acl_manager/acl
- Update your AROs and ACOs
- Set up your permissions (do not forget to enable your own public actions!)
8. Disable the authorizer Controller
Or uncomment return false in AppController::isAuthorized(), (*10)
9. You're done!
Enjoy!, (*11)
Licence
Licensed under the MIT License, (*12)