gistfile1.php

//AppController

<?php

class AppController extends Controller{

	var $name = 'App';
	var $components = array('Auth');
	var $helpers = array('Html','Form','Javascript','Vantage');

	function beforeFilter(){
		
		//we aren't using "users" model, so we want to change it to "member"
		$this->Auth->userModel = 'Member';

		//where do we want to send the user?
		$this->Auth->loginRedirect = array('controller' => 'members', 'action' => 'index');
		$this->Auth->logoutRedirect = array('controller' => 'pages', 'action' => 'index');
		
		//we want un-loggedin users to be able to signup
		//$this->Auth->allow('signup','index');
		$this->Auth->authorize = 'controller';

		//change the username to the email field
		//cakephp looks for the username as the default login
		$this->Auth->fields = array('username' => 'email', 'password' => 'password');

		$this->set('user', $this->Auth->user());
		
	}

	//we need this for Auth to work properly
	function isAuthorized(){
		return true;
	}

}

//MembersController
<?php

class MembersController extends AppController{

	var $name = 'Members';

	function beforeFilter(){
		
		$this->Auth->userModel = 'Member';
		$this->Auth->allow('signup');
		
		$this->set('area','members');
	
	}
	
	//show the members section
	function index(){
	
		
	
	}
	
	//We need to signup new users
	function signup() { 
		
		if (!empty($this->data)) { 
		
			//lets check to see if the password & confirm password are empty
			if(isset($this->data['Member']['password']) && isset($this->data['Member']['password2'])){
			
				$this->data['Member']['passwordhashed'] = $this->Auth->password($this->data['Member']['password']);
				$this->data['Member']['password2hashed'] = $this->Auth->password($this->data['Member']['password2']);
			
				$this->data['Member']['password'] = $this->data['Member']['passwordhashed'];
			
			}
								
		   $this->Member->create(); 
		   $this->data['Member']['joined'] = date('Y-m-d');
		   
		   if ($this->Member->save($this->data)) { 
		   
			  $this->Session->setFlash('Your account has been created!'); 
			  $this->redirect(array('action'=>'index'), null, true); 
			  
		   } else { 
		   
			  $this->Session->setFlash('You account could not be created. Try again!'); 
			  
		   } 
		   
		} 
		
	} 
	
	//Let the user login
	function login(){
	}
	
	//Logout the user
	function logout(){
		   $this->Session->setFlash('You\'ve been logged out!');
		   $this->redirect($this->Auth->logout());
	}

}