cakephp 2.0 how to update auth data?

Question

when I update data in the User model, the Auth data is not updated.

How can I \"refresh\" the data which is returned by $this->Auth->user() when I am updating user model

Answer 1

I think func0der's answer is good, but it may be improved:

protected function renewLogin() {
    if(!empty($this->Auth->user())) {
        $this->loadModel('User');
        $this->User->contain(false);
        $user = $this->User->read(null, $this->Auth->user('id'))['User'];
        unset($user['password']);
        $this->Auth->login($user);
    }
}

You can add this to your AppController.php and use it from any controller after modifying the logged in user.

I believe it's much cleaner and even though it implies access to the database, I think it's not going to be executed often enough to be an issue.

You should ALWAYS try to do things the "Cake" way. And avoid shortcuts like editing a session variable. It'll make things easier for you on the long run.

Please comment and add your opinions :)