CakePHP 2.0 authentication(login) without ctp files but other types

Question

Here, A COMPLETE LOGIN AND AUTHENTICATION APPLICATION TUTORIAL FOR CAKEPHP 2.3 I got some hints to build the authentication functionality.

I am now using PHPTAL which use html instead of ctp files.
Is there anyone who use the html files to cooperate with Cake's authentication?

Thanks.

UPDATE:

login.html[view]

<form method="POST" tal:attributes="action string:/users/login">
   <input type="text" name="username" size="15" maxlength="30" placeholder="your email" /><br />
   <input type="password" name="password" size="15" maxlength="15" placeholder="password" /><br />
    input type="submit" value="log in" />
</form>

UsersController.php[controller]

public $components = array('RequestHandler',
        'Auth' => array(
                'authenticate' => array(
                        'Form' => array('userModel' => 'User',
                                'fields' => array('username' => 'email',
                                        'password' => 'password'))),
                'loginRedirect' => array('controller' => 'pages', 'action' => 'display',
                        'landing'),
                'logoutRedirect' => array('controller' => 'new_boards', 'action' => 'login'),
                'loginAction' => array('controller' => 'pages', 'action' => 'display',
                        'landing'),
                'authError' => 'Input youer email and password correctly, please',));`

public function beforeFilter() {
    $this->Auth->allow('login', 'logout', 'viewUser', 'showHome');

    if ($this->Session->check('User.100000001.id')) {
        $this->current_user_id = $this->Session->read('User.100000001.id');
    } else {
        $this->current_user_id = 100000001;
    }
}

public function login() {
    if ($this->request->is('post')) {
        if ($this->Auth->login()) {// failed here
            return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect());
        } else {
            $this->Session->setFlash(__('wrong email or password'), 'default', array(), 'auth');
        }
    }
}

But I have not create an user table in my db, is this the problem?

Answer 1

I solved it just now for more than two month looking over.

See here at Google Group Discussion, which I replied just now.

Good luck to those who have the similar issue!

Answer 2

CakePHP by default supports ctp files as its view files. If you want to use any other extension for your view files you can simple change it in your Controller or AppController file. Look at thye below code:

public $ext = '.php';

Mention it in your Controller or AppController file.