CodeIgniter Authentication Helper

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This helper provides the functions related to user authentication and authorization. The following features are supported by authentication helper together with user controller.

Functions

• isLoggedIn() Returns TRUE is user is logged in the website, else FALSE;
• isNotLoggedIn() Returns TRUE if user not logged in and FALSE otherwise.
• getUsername() Returns the username of the logged in user. Returns FALSE, if user is not logged in.
• getNameByUserId($userid) Returns the name of the user for the given user id.
• getName() Returns the name of the logged in user.
• hasAccess($permission_name) Return TRUE, if the logged in user has the given permission else FALSE.
• hasNoAccess($permission_name) Negative of hasAccess($permission_name)
• hasRole($role_name) Returns TRUE if the logged user has the given Role else returns FALSE.
• getUserRecord() Returns the all the details of the logged in user.