php - Zend _forward doesn't work after failed authentication (Zend Framework 1) -

after user fails authorisation i'd forward them login page. _forward method causes zend hang , give time out error (30 seconds exceeded).

the code login page handles both login , signup form, , forwards authorisation controller:

public function indexaction() {      if ($this->_request->ispost()) {         $formdata = $this->_request->getpost();          if (array_key_exists('signup', $formdata)) {             $authaction = 'signup';             $form = 'signupform';         } elseif (array_key_exists('login', $formdata)) {             $authaction = 'login';             $form = 'loginform';         }          if ($this->$form->isvalid($formdata)) {             $this->_forward($authaction, 'user-auth', null, $formdata);         } else {             $this->$form->populate($formdata);         }     } } 

this works fine , redirects auth controller successfully. code inside login action of auth controller such:

public function loginaction() {     $formdata = $this->_request->getpost();      $authadapter = new my_auth_adapter();     $authadapter->settablename('user')                 ->setidentity($formdata['username'])                 ->setcredential($formdata['password'])                 ->setidentitycolumn('username')                 ->setcredentialcolumn('password');     $result = $authadapter->authenticate();      if ($result->isvalid()) {         // success,     } else {         $this->_forward('index', 'login', 'default', $formdata);     }  } 

we arrive here fine, , successful authorisation works expected. in else statement placing forward original login controller (i wish populate username post error message) causes program hang, although redirect works fine.

i thought may because login controller re-detecting post data , i'm getting caught in infinite loop, removing $formdata last argument of forward doesn't change anything.

i've tried $formdata['errmsg'] = 'whatever' above forward , checking if key exists or if set in login controller, doesn't change thing either.

interestingly, time out error receive references auth dbtable adapter:

fatal error: maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /applications/mamp/mampserver/mysite/library/zend/auth/adapter/dbtable.php on line 174 

any ideas may happening?

i think infinity looping between loginaction() , indexaction().

check out difference between calls forward() , redirect() action helpers. former, forward() internally change $request->isdispatched() == false - means front controller execute targeted controller action without new http request.

the outcome of $this->_request->ispost() true , therefore $this->$form->isvalid($formdata) again true, meaning going around in circles.

i know below different approach, believe more conventional separation of concerns zend 1 controllers.

// ... somecontroller.php    public function getloginform();    public function getsignupform();    protected function authenticate($username, $password)    {     $authadapter = new my_auth_adapter();     $authadapter->settablename('user')                 ->setidentity($username)                 ->setcredential($password)                 ->setidentitycolumn('username')                 ->setcredentialcolumn('password');     $result = $authadapter->authenticate();      return ($result->isvalid()) ? true : false;   }    public function indexaction()   {     $form = $this->getloginform();     $request = $this->getrequest();      if ($request->ispost()) {       if ($form->isvalid($request->getpost())) {          if ($this->authenticate($form->getvalue('username'), $form->getvalue('username'))) {           $this->redirect('/members'); // logged in         }       }     }     $this->view->form = $form;   }    public function signupaction()   {     // stuff signups!    } 

edit elaborate: forward() controller action helper. job modify zend_controller_request_http instance. zend_controller_request_http class 1 returned when call $this->getrequest() within controller.

the request instance encapsulates access $_post, $_get , stores values within object. calls such $request->setparam('someparam', 123) set or these values rather standard direct access $_post['someparam'] or $_get['someparam'].

the special case values module,controller,action , dispatched. these key's used zend_controller_front , dispatcher when trying determine correct controller instantiate , action method execute.

a simplified example of how dispatch loop works:

while(! $request->isdispatched()) {    $request->setdispatched(true);    // if @ point here change setdispatched(true)   // perhaps in controller action call forward()   // whole dispatch loop called again   // perhaps creating different controller    $controllername = $request->getcontrollername();   $actionname = $request->getactionname();    $controller = new $controllername();   $controller->$actionname();  }