class AppController extends Controller {
	
	var $components = array('Acl');

	function beforeFilter() {
		// next line will change depending on your auth system
		// basically getting the Id of the currently logged in user
		$user_id = $this->obAuth->getUserId(); 

		$page = $this->name.DS.$this->action; 
		$access = $this->Acl->check($user_id, $page, 'read');

		//access denied (if we are in Home/home, this is Millie)
		if ($access === false) { 
			echo "access denied";
			exit;
		}
        
		//access allowed (if we are in Home/home, this is John)
		else {
			echo "access allowed";
			exit;
		}
	}

}