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Description

Method to return the array of client layer configuration options

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Syntax

getCredentials($client, $force=false)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$client		Client name, currently only 'ftp' is supported
$force	false	Forces re-creation of the login credentials. Set this to true if login credentials in the session storage have changed

Returns

array Client layer configuration options, consisting of at least these fields: enabled, host, port, user, pass, root

Defined in

libraries/joomla/client/helper.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.client.helper' );

Source Body

function getCredentials($client, $force=false)
{
        static $credentials = array();
 
        $client = strtolower($client);
 
        if (!isset($credentials[$client]) || $force)
        {
                // Initialize variables
                $config =& JFactory::getConfig();
 
                // Fetch the client layer configuration options for the specific client
                switch ($client)
                {
                        case 'ftp':
                                $options = array(
                                        'enabled'       => $config->getValue('config.ftp_enable'),
                                        'host'          => $config->getValue('config.ftp_host'),
                                        'port'          => $config->getValue('config.ftp_port'),
                                        'user'          => $config->getValue('config.ftp_user'),
                                        'pass'          => $config->getValue('config.ftp_pass'),
                                        'root'          => $config->getValue('config.ftp_root')
                                );
                                break;
 
                        default:
                                $options = array(
                                        'enabled'       => false,
                                        'host'          => '',
                                        'port'          => '',
                                        'user'          => '',
                                        'pass'          => '',
                                        'root'          => ''
                                );
                                break;
                }
 
                // If user and pass are not set in global config lets see if its in the session
                if ($options['enabled'] == true && ($options['user'] == '' || $options['pass'] == ''))
                {
                        $session =& JFactory::getSession();
                        $options['user'] = $session->get($client.'.user', null, 'JClientHelper');
                        $options['pass'] = $session->get($client.'.pass', null, 'JClientHelper');
                }
 
                // If user or pass are missing, disable this client
                if ($options['user'] == '' || $options['pass'] == '') {
                        $options['enabled'] = false;
                }
 
                // Save the credentials for later use
                $credentials[$client] = $options;
        }
 
        return $credentials[$client];
}

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Examples

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