CakePHP check if user is logged in inside a view

Question

I have the following code:

    Auth->user())
    {
        echo $this->element(\'header\');
    }
    else
    {
        e         


        

Answer 1

To summarize the answers on this page, evaluate one of the following based on which version of CakePHP you are using:

For version 1.x

$this->Session->read('Auth.User')

For version 2.x

AuthComponent::user('id')

For version 3.x

$this->request->session()->read('Auth.User.id')

For version 4.x, using the Authentication component

$this->loadHelper('Authentication.Identity');
...
$this->Identity->isLoggedIn()