function executeAction($controller, $params)
{
// Where to find what
$this->paths = array(BASEAPP_PATH, APP_PATH);
$controller_class = Inflector::camelize($controller);
$controller_class_name = $controller_class . 'Controller';
// Is it a component
if (is_dir(APP_PATH . 'components/' . $controller)) {
$this->paths[] = APP_PATH . 'components/' . $controller . '/';
}
uses($controller_class, B_CONTROLLER);
// get a instance of that controller
if (class_exists($controller_class_name)) {
$this->Controller = new $controller_class_name();
} else {
//page_not_found();
}
if (!is_subclass_of($this->Controller, 'Controller')) {
die("Class '{$controller_class_name}' does not extends Controller class!");
}
// Setup database is required
if (Configure::read('dbName')) {
// connect to db
include CORE_PATH . 'libraries/adodb/adodb.inc.php';
extract(Configure::readConfig());
$this->Controller->db = ADONewConnection($dbType);
# eg 'mysql' or 'postgres'
if (!$this->Controller->db->Connect($dbHostname, $dbUsername, $dbPassword, $dbName)) {
throw new Exception('Could not connect to database');
}
}
// Various controller globals
$this->Controller->base = getInstance();
$this->Controller->Session = new Session();
$this->Controller->Cookie = new Cookie();
$this->Controller->data = $this->Controller->getData();
// load the helpers,libraries and models
if (isset($this->Controller->helpers)) {
uses($this->Controller->helpers, B_HELPER);
}
if (isset($this->Controller->libraries)) {
uses($this->Controller->libraries, B_LIBRARY);
}
if (isset($this->Controller->uses)) {
uses($this->Controller->uses, B_MODEL);
}
//beforeFilter
if (method_exists($this->Controller, 'beforeFilter')) {
call_user_func(array($this->Controller, 'beforeFilter'));
}
// load the helpers,libraries and models if any changes made by before filter
if (isset($this->Controller->helpers)) {
uses($this->Controller->helpers, B_HELPER);
}
if (isset($this->Controller->libraries)) {
uses($this->Controller->libraries, B_LIBRARY);
}
if (isset($this->Controller->uses)) {
uses($this->Controller->uses, B_MODEL);
}
$this->Controller->execute($this->actionName, $this->params);
}
