public function authenticate($userName, $password)
{
// TODO need to handle exceptions!
$authenticationService = WebServiceFactory::getAuthenticationService($this->_connectionUrl);
$result = $authenticationService->startSession(array("username" => $userName, "password" => $password));
// Get the ticket and sessionId
$ticket = $result->startSessionReturn->ticket;
$sessionId = $result->startSessionReturn->sessionid;
// Store the session id for later use
if ($sessionId != null) {
$sessionIds = null;
if (isset($_SESSION["sessionIds"]) == false) {
$sessionIds = array();
} else {
$sessionIds = $_SESSION["sessionIds"];
}
$sessionIds[$ticket] = $sessionId;
$_SESSION["sessionIds"] = $sessionIds;
}
return $ticket;
}
