Variables in all areas

another way to do this is in the constructor of your controller. if you do something like

PHP Code:

if( ! $this->user = $this->appusers->returnUserFromSession() ){

     $this->showNoUserError() ; } 


$this->user is now available to all models and views. The methods for returnUserFromSession() are nice and clean in a model. And if the user object does not come back there is clear path for dealing with it.