Recommend a PHP ACL class?

Question

In reference to my other question, I'm looking for a good php-based ACL class that I can integrate into ExpressionEngine to get better support for member access control.

So far I'm looking at the Zend Framework ACL class. Is anyone using anything else they recommend?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Zend_Acl is a nice one. Two others I've worked with in the past and were effective are Tackle and phpGACL. Check them out.

Answer 2

Having looked at Zend_Acl, I found it to be lacking somewhat in terms of usability. Unless I am mistaken, you are only able to create access controls for specific types of pages, not granular down to specific resources.

Have not played with Tackle, but did look at phpGACL, and found it difficult to understand well enough to implement (not to mention lack of updates makes me think the project is dead).

I have been working on rolling my own ACL class, database driven, and granular with Roles, Groups, and Users, as there seems to be nothing in the tubes of the internet that I can find.

I would suggest either rolling your own, or waiting for the forever it seems to be taking me to complete mine. Or play with phpGACL. Good luck, and I hope there is a good answer to come out of this question.