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DeleteAccountController extends AuthenticatedController

Delete Account Controller - User Account Deletion

Handles user account deletion with CSRF protection. Only accessible to authenticated users who can delete their own account.

Features:

  • Display account deletion confirmation form
  • CSRF token validation
  • Permanent account deletion
  • Automatic logout after deletion
  • Success/error feedback with flash messages
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version
1.0.0
author

BdeLive Team

see
AuthenticatedController

For authentication requirements

see
UserManager

For database operations

Table of Contents

Properties

$app  : Application
$auth  : AuthManager
$csrf  : CsrfProtection
$request  : Request
$response  : Response
$session  : SessionManager
$userManager  : UserManager
User manager instance for database operations

Methods

__construct()  : void
Constructor - Handle account deletion form and submission
getCsrfTokenForJs()  : string
Get the CSRF token for JavaScript usage
redirect()  : never
Redirect to a URL
redirectWithError()  : never
Redirect with an error message
redirectWithSuccess()  : never
Redirect with a success message
render()  : void
Render a view with automatic variable injection
setError()  : void
Set an error flash message
setFlash()  : void
Set a flash message
setInfo()  : void
Set an info flash message
setSuccess()  : void
Set a success flash message
setWarning()  : void
Set a warning flash message
validateCsrf()  : bool
Validate the CSRF token from the request
handleDelete()  : void
Process account deletion

Properties

Methods

__construct()

Constructor - Handle account deletion form and submission

public __construct() : void

GET request: Displays the account deletion confirmation page POST request: Processes the account deletion

getCsrfTokenForJs()

Get the CSRF token for JavaScript usage

protected getCsrfTokenForJs() : string

This method is useful for embedding the token in JavaScript or as a meta tag for automatic AJAX injection.

Return values
string

The current CSRF token

redirect()

Redirect to a URL

protected redirect(string $url) : never
Parameters
$url : string

Destination URL

Return values
never

Terminates execution

redirectWithError()

Redirect with an error message

protected redirectWithError(string $url, string $message) : never
Parameters
$url : string

Destination URL

$message : string

Error message

Return values
never

Terminates execution

redirectWithSuccess()

Redirect with a success message

protected redirectWithSuccess(string $url, string $message) : never
Parameters
$url : string

Destination URL

$message : string

Success message

Return values
never

Terminates execution

render()

Render a view with automatic variable injection

protected render(string $viewPath[, array<string, mixed> $data = [] ]) : void

This method automatically injects services and data that all views need, eliminating the need to directly access $_SESSION or global functions.

Automatically injected variables:

  • $csrf: CsrfProtection service
  • $auth: AuthManager service
  • $request: Request object
  • $flash: Flash messages array (success, error, warning, info)
  • $user: Current user data (null if not logged in)
Parameters
$viewPath : string

View path (e.g., 'users/loginPageView')

$data : array<string, mixed> = []

View-specific data

setError()

Set an error flash message

protected setError(string $message) : void
Parameters
$message : string

Error message

setFlash()

Set a flash message

protected setFlash(string $type, string $message) : void
Parameters
$type : string

Message type (success, error, warning, info)

$message : string

Message to display

setInfo()

Set an info flash message

protected setInfo(string $message) : void
Parameters
$message : string

Info message

setSuccess()

Set a success flash message

protected setSuccess(string $message) : void
Parameters
$message : string

Success message

setWarning()

Set a warning flash message

protected setWarning(string $message) : void
Parameters
$message : string

Warning message

validateCsrf()

Validate the CSRF token from the request

protected validateCsrf([string|null $token = null ]) : bool

Supports both traditional POST body tokens and modern AJAX header tokens. Checks in order:

  1. Provided token parameter
  2. POST body 'csrf_token' field
  3. X-CSRF-Token HTTP header (for AJAX requests)
Parameters
$token : string|null = null

Token to validate (if null, retrieves from POST or header)

Return values
bool

True if valid, false otherwise

handleDelete()

Process account deletion

private handleDelete() : void

Validates CSRF token, validates email confirmation, deletes the user account from database, logs out the user, and redirects to home page with success message.

Return values
void

Redirects to home page or delete_account page on error


        
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