​
Overview

The Authentication class extends MY_Controller and provides functionality for user authentication, login, password reset, and user settings management.

​
Methods

​
getUser

Retrieves the currently logged-in user’s data.

static function getUser()
​
Returns
object|null

User data object if a user is logged in, null otherwise.

​
showLogin

Displays the login page.

public function showLogin($errormessage = '')

​
checkLogin

Checks if a user is currently logged in.

public function checkLogin()
​
Returns
json

JSON object containing login status and menu text.

​
loginUser

Processes user login attempt.

public function loginUser()

This method handles form submission from the login page and redirects the user based on authentication results.

​
resetPw

Initiates the password reset process for a given email address.

public function resetPw()

This method sends a password reset email to the user if the email address is valid and associated with an account.

​
logout

Logs out the current user and destroys the session.

public function logout()

​
usersettings

Displays the user settings page.

public function usersettings($success = false)

​
updateUser

Updates user information based on form submission.

public function updateUser()

This method handles form validation and updates user data, including password if provided.

​
Helper Methods

​
password_check

Validates password strength.

public function password_check($password)
​
Returns
boolean

True if the password meets the required criteria, false otherwise.

​
email_exists

Checks if an email address exists in the newsletter subscribers list.

public function email_exists($email)
​
Returns
boolean

True if the email exists, false otherwise.

​
Dependencies

  • This class relies on the Authentication_model for database operations.
  • PHPMailer is used for sending password reset emails.
  • A custom PasswordHash library is used for password hashing.

Make sure to configure the email settings properly for the password reset functionality to work correctly.

IntroductionIntroduction