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phantomwatson/cakephp-autologin
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CakePHP AutoLogin Component

v1.1.1(8y ago)38.7k[1 PRs](https://github.com/PhantomWatson/CakePHP-AutoLoginComponent/pulls)MITPHPCI passing

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CakePHP AutoLogin Component
===========================

[](#cakephp-autologin-component)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9713339afcda5c3a3a9fa339ed6d2fad04eab3a6dc5e678030577e5123adfb75/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f5068616e746f6d576174736f6e2f43616b655048502d4175746f4c6f67696e436f6d706f6e656e742e7376673f6272616e63683d646576656c6f706d656e74)](https://travis-ci.org/PhantomWatson/CakePHP-AutoLoginComponent)

This uses CakePHP's Cookie component in order to store a user's login data and automatically restore any sessions after they expire.

Compatibility:
--------------

[](#compatibility)

Tested in CakePHP 3.0.0. This component will not work with CakePHP versions 1.x or 2.x.

Installation:
-------------

[](#installation)

**Manual installation:**

- Download this repository and add its contents to `plugins/AutoLogin`

**Or with Composer:**

- Run `composer require phantomwatson/cakephp-autologin` in your application root

**Then:**

- Add `Plugin::load('AutoLogin');` to your application's `bootstrap.php` (unless if you're already using `Plugin::loadAll();`)
- Add `$this->loadComponent('AutoLogin.AutoLogin');` to `AppController::initialize()` after `$this->loadComponent('Auth')`
- Add `$this->AutoLogin->setCookie();` after `$this->Auth->setUser($user);` wherever you log your users in
- Add `$this->AutoLogin->destroyCookie();` where you log your users out (e.g. in `UsersController::logout()`)

Configuration:
--------------

[](#configuration)

This component takes the following options:

- **autoLogin** - If true, attempts to logs the user in with cookie data. (Default: `true`)
- **cookieKey** - The name of the variable that the user's AutoLogin data is placed under in the cookie. (Default: `'autoLogin'`)
- **cookieSettings** - An array of [cookie configuration settings](http://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers/components/cookie.html#configuring-cookies) for overriding the existing cookie configuration for the AutoLogin cookie variable. Possible options: 'expires', 'path', 'domain', 'secure', 'key', 'httpOnly', and 'encryption'. (Default: `[]`)
- **fields** - The field names relevant to user authentication in your application. If your password field is called `'pass'`, you'll need to change this to something like `['username', 'pass']`. (Default: `['email', 'username', 'password']`)

For information about how to set these options, visit the [Configuring Components](http://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers/components.html#configuring-components) section of the CakePHP 3 docs.

Note that these settings **must be set in your controller's `initialize()` method**, because AutoLogin cookie configuration and session restoration both take place before your controller's `beforeFilter()` method fires.

Notes:
------

[](#notes)

It is **strongly recommended** that you use encrypted cookies. CakePHP 3 uses AES-encrypted cookies by default, so this just means *don't turn off cookie encryption*.

###  Health Score

43

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FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance60

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.6% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~392 days

Total

3

Last Release

3252d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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