Move user registration to the backend and remove mail veification and captures.

application/controller/RegisterController.php

@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
      */
     public function index()
     {
-        if (LoginModel::isUserLoggedIn()) {
-            Redirect::home();
-        } else {
-            $this->View->render('register/index');
+        // Redirect non-logged-in users to the login page
+        if (!LoginModel::isUserLoggedIn()) {
+            Redirect::to('login/index');
+            return;
         }
+
+        $this->View->render('register/index');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -35,6 +37,13 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
      */
     public function register_action()
     {
+        // Restrict registration to admins only
+        if (!LoginModel::isAdmin()) {
+            Session::add('feedback_negative', Text::get('FEEDBACK_ADMIN_ONLY'));
+            Redirect::to('login/index');
+            return;
+        }
+
         $registration_successful = RegistrationModel::registerNewUser();
 
         if ($registration_successful) {
@@ -62,13 +71,12 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
     /**
      * Generate a captcha, write the characters into $_SESSION['captcha'] and returns a real image which will be used
      * like this: <img src="......./login/showCaptcha" />
-     * IMPORTANT: As this action is called via <img ...> AFTER the real application has finished executing (!), the
-     * SESSION["captcha"] has no content when the application is loaded. The SESSION["captcha"] gets filled at the
-     * moment the end-user requests the <img .. >
-     * Maybe refactor this sometime.
+     *
+     * This method is now deprecated as Captcha is no longer used in the registration process.
      */
     public function showCaptcha()
     {
-        CaptchaModel::generateAndShowCaptcha();
+        Session::add('feedback_negative', Text::get('FEEDBACK_CAPTCHA_NOT_USED'));
+        Redirect::to('register/index');
     }
 }