CakePHP Error: Class App\Controller\AuthComponent not found - authentication

Question

I'm working in CakePHP 3.2 and writing an admin panel where only admin can login.
There is a separate table admins to store admin credentials. There is users table also which is used for users to register/login from main application.
I have to use admins table to login in admin panel.
What I have done is.
<?php
namespace App\Controller;
use Cake\Controller\Controller;
use Cake\Event\Event;
class AppController extends Controller
{
public function initialize()
{
parent::initialize();
$this->loadComponent('RequestHandler');
$this->loadComponent('Flash');
$this->loadComponent('Auth', [
'loginAction' => [
'controller' => 'Admins',
'action' => 'login',
'plugin' => 'Admins'
],
'loginRedirect' => [
'controller' => 'ServiceRequests',
'action' => 'index'
],
'logoutRedirect' => [
'controller' => 'Admins',
'action' => 'login'
],
'authenticate' => [
'Form' => [
'userModel' => 'Admin',
'fields' => [
'username' => 'email',
'password' => 'password'
]
]
]
]);
}
public function beforeRender(Event $event)
{
if (!array_key_exists('_serialize', $this->viewVars) &&
in_array($this->response->type(), ['application/json', 'application/xml'])
) {
$this->set('_serialize', true);
}
}
}
AdminsController.php
<?php
namespace App\Controller;
use App\Controller\AppController;
use Cake\Event\Event;
use App\Controller\AuthComponent;
/**
* Admins Controller
*
* #property \App\Model\Table\AdminsTable $Admins
*/
class AdminsController extends AppController
{
public function beforeFilter(Event $event)
{
parent::beforeFilter($event);
$this->Auth->allow('add');
// Pass settings in using 'all'
$this->Auth->config('authenticate', [
AuthComponent::ALL => ['userModel' => 'Members'],
'Basic',
'Form'
]);
}
public function login()
{
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
$user = $this->Auth->identify();
if ($user) {
$this->Auth->setUser($user);
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirectUrl());
}
$this->Flash->error(__('Invalid username or password, try again'));
}
}
public function logout()
{
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->logout());
}
}
But this is not working. and gives Error: Class App\Controller\AuthComponent' not found
Also I want to restrict access to all controllers and actions without login. Thats why there is no $this->Auth->allow() in AppsController.php

Answer 1

use Cake\Controller\Component\AuthComponent;