BaseApp 1.0.0a4 - Admin abstraction, Auth integration

Thanks for everyone's patience last week. Some other projects took precedence and I couldn't get as much time into BaseApp as I would have liked. There were some good comments on the last release though, and I'm seeing some good download numbers. I've taken some of those comments and integrated them in; other's didn't make as much sense to carry over into the main source, but thats why this is BaseApp. It thrills me to see people taking it and using it as a quick start for their own application, modifying it to fit their needs. This week has a couple of main additions:

• In previous versions, the authentication functions were commented out as I struggled to decide on what ORM to integrate. I really like propel, but I don't want users of BaseApp to have to have command line access. There are a couple of other up-and-comers, and hopefully they'll get to a stable release point soon. In the meantime, I've implemented auth using the Zend_DB libraries, so at least you can see a sample simple integration of those for adding users.
• Speaking of the auth module, I've also used the user login form to show examples of the power of the Xend_Layout request.
• Finally, I've started an administration abstraction. The main controller for this is AdminController in the default module, and each module reports its own admin functionality. No ACL is in place for any of this yet.

Next version:

• ACL integration into the administrative functionality.
• Example administrative controls using the auth module to add/edit/delete users.

Additionally, check back often for an "Inside BaseApp" series of posts that will be aimed at describing everything from setting up BaseApp to why particular object structures were chosen.

Thanks again to everyone for their continued support. You can grab the latest version from BaseApp Downloads.