/**
* Validates the current user's login credentials and redirects to the login form if they do not have access to the requested page.
* This function is intended to be called at the top of any pages that require a user be logged in.
*
* @static
* @param string $type Optional user type (part of the table schema) to test against. Use this to validate admin users on admin only pages.
* @access public
*/
static function Validate()
{
if (!User::LoggedIn()) {
$_SESSION['LoginRequest'] = WebPath::Me();
$_SESSION['LoginMessage'] = "You must be logged-in to access that page.";
Response::Redirect('/login/');
} elseif (func_num_args()) {
if (!User::Current()->isType(func_get_args())) {
$page = new pErrorPage("You do not have permission to view this page.");
//pErrorPage is a Page template for displaying errormessages. This is a cleaner option to calling die() and stops page execution.
}
}
}
/**
* Sends a location header and terminates the controller, redirecting the browser to a new location.
*
* @param string URL to redirect to. Defaults to the current url if omitted.
* @return void
**/
public static function Redirect($url = ".")
{
if ($url == '.') {
$url = WebPath::Me();
}
header("Location: {$url}");
Database::Disconnect();
exit;
}
