AppController.php.example

<?php
/**
 * Application level Controller
 *
 * This file is application-wide controller file. You can put all
 * application-wide controller-related methods here.
 *
 * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (http://cakephp.org)
 * Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
 *
 * Licensed under The MIT License
 * For full copyright and license information, please see the LICENSE.txt
 * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
 *
 * @copyright     Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
 * @link          http://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
 * @package       app.Controller
 * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 0.2.9
 * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 */
App::uses('Controller', 'Controller');

/**
 * Application Controller
 *
 * Add your application-wide methods in the class below, your controllers
 * will inherit them.
 *
 * @package		app.Controller
 * @link		http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#the-app-controller
 */
class AppController extends Controller {

	public $components = array(
			'Acl',
			'Auth' => array(
					'authorize' => array(
							'Actions' => array('actionPath' => 'controllers')
					)
			),
			'Session',
	);

	public $helpers = array('Html', 'Form','Session');

/**
 * Called before the controller action.
 *
 * @return void
 * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#request-life-cycle-callbacks
 */
	public function beforeFilter() {
		//Configure AuthComponent
		$this->Auth->loginAction = array(
			'plugin' => false, 
			'controller' => 'users',
			'action' => 'login'
			);
		$this->Auth->logoutRedirect = array(
			'plugin' => false, 
			'controller' => 'users',
			'action' => 'login'
			);
		$this->Auth->loginRedirect = '/';

		$this->Auth->authError = __('You are not authorized to access that location.');

		// If YALP not loaded then use Form Auth
		if (CakePlugin::loaded('YALP'))
			$this->Auth->authenticate = array('YALP.LDAP' => null);
		// We can remove this line after we're finished
		//$this->Auth->allow();
		
		parent::beforeFilter();
	}
	
}