function devel_switch_user

Switches to a different user.

We don't call session_save_session() because we really want to change users. Usually unsafe!

Parameters

string $name: The username to switch to, or NULL to log out.

File

./devel.module, line 1475

This module holds functions useful for Drupal development.

Code

function devel_switch_user($name = NULL) {
  global $user;
  if ($user->uid) {
    module_invoke_all('user_logout', $user);
  }
  if (isset($name) && ($account = user_load_by_name($name))) {
    $old_uid = $user->uid;
    $user = $account;
    $user->timestamp = time() - 9999;
    if (!$old_uid) {

      // Switch from anonymous to authorized.
      drupal_session_regenerate();
    }
    $edit = array();
    user_module_invoke('login', $edit, $user);
  }
  elseif ($user->uid) {
    session_destroy();
  }
  drupal_goto();
}