Allow guest to view home page

UPDATE:

 

my first method didn't stop the landing page from reappearing whenever the Home link was clicked on the menu. I instituted a session cookie to address that. Here's the amended code:

 

if ($_GET['guest'] == "y") {setcookie('guest','y');}

        if(!$this->Auth->user('id') && ($uri =='home.index') &&  (!($_COOKIE['guest']) == 'y')) {
            $uri = "home.landing";
        }
        return $uri;

Thanks layla. I wasn't able to do it there, but your answer took me to the right folder. In homecontroller.php, the in the finction currentUri,

there's a section:

 

        if(!$this->Auth->user('id') && ($uri =='home.index')) {
            $uri = "home.landing";
        }

 

I modified it to:

        if(!$this->Auth->user('id') && ($uri =='home.index') &&  (!($_GET['guest']) == "y")) {
            $uri = "home.landing";
        }

 

It works! thanks a bunch for replying!

Let me know if it helped you

I don't have to test it but the file you must edit is

\app\Controller\AppController.php

Find:

) {
$this->redirect('/users/member_login');
exit;
}

Do something as:

) {

if(strpos($_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"], "guest=y") === false)
{
$this->redirect('/users/member_login');
exit;
}
}