PhpGacl
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Since OpenEMR version 3.0.0, access controls (php-GACL) is included in OpenEMR, thus requiring no separate installation or configuration. In OpenEMR versions 2.9.0 and earlier, php-GACL was actually installed separately.
Usage
Administration of access controls is performed within OpenEMR in the admin->acl menu.
Adding new ACO/ACLs
If you add a new Access Control Object (or group or ACL) to the OpenEMR codebase, then also add it to the following three places:
- For documentation purposes: Header notes of the src/Common/Acl/AclMain.php file
- For installation purposes: install_gacl() function in library/classes/Installer.class.php file
- For upgrade purposes: acl_upgrade.php file
- Also need to increment the $v_acl in version.php file to the '$upgrade_acl' value that you used in the acl_upgrade.php script.
Important Documentation
The below information is detailed and for developers to learn how php-GACL was integrated and how to use it when modifying code.
- Within the OpenEMR directory, check out:
- openemr/Documentation/README.phpgacl
- openemr/INSTALL
- openemr/src/Common/Acl/AclMain.php
- install_gacl() function in openemr/library/classes/Installer.class.php file
- openemr/acl_upgrade.php
- openemr/Documentation/README.phpgacl
- There are several threads at the forums on SourceForge:
