public function loginCandidate()
{
// return Redirect::to('')->withInfo('Your details weren’t accepted – please register for access to a candidate portal');
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), array('email' => 'required|email', 'password' => 'required'));
if ($validator->fails()) {
return Redirect::back()->withErrors($validator->messages());
}
$email = Input::get('email');
$password = Input::get('password');
if ($candidate = Candidate::where('email', '=', $email)->first()) {
if (Hash::check($password, $candidate->password)) {
if ($candidate->active == 1) {
$candidate->last_login = new Datetime();
$candidate->save();
Session::put('candidate', $candidate);
// take them back to the page they just logged in from, now with a session to their name
return Redirect::to('candidate');
} else {
Candidate::sendActivation($candidate->id);
return Redirect::back()->withInfo('You must activate your account before logging in. We have resent the email for your convenience.');
}
}
}
$messageBag = new Illuminate\Support\MessageBag();
$messageBag->add('candidateLogin', "The username and password did not match");
return Redirect::back()->withErrors($messageBag);
}
