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

This works in Cakephp 3+ (juts modify: "Auth.User.username" to suit your session data)

request->session()->read('Auth.User.username'))) {

    echo "....logged out";

} else {

    echo "You are Logged in As " . $this->request->session()->read('Auth.User.username'); 

}

?>