JAuthentication::authenticate
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JAuthentication::authenticate[edit]
Description[edit]
Finds out if a set of login credentials are valid by asking all obvserving objects to run their respective authentication routines.
public function authenticate (
$credentials
$options
)| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| $credentials | array | Array holding the user credentials | |
| $options |
- Returns mixed Integer userid for valid user if credentials are valid or boolean false if they are not
- Defined on line 83 of libraries/joomla/user/authentication.php
- Since
See also[edit]
- JAuthentication::authenticate source code on BitBucket
- Class JAuthentication
- Subpackage User
- Other versions of JAuthentication::authenticate
User contributed notes[edit]
Code Examples[edit]