Removed auth check on search if public search is true

application/controllers/Search.php

@@ -8,24 +8,14 @@ class Search extends CI_Controller {
         parent::__construct();
 
         $this->load->helper(array('form', 'url'));
-
+        if($this->config->item('public_search') != TRUE) {
             $this->load->model('user_model');
             if(!$this->user_model->authorize(2)) { $this->session->set_flashdata('notice', 'You\'re not allowed to do that!'); redirect('dashboard'); }
         }
+    }
 
 	public function index()
 	{
-        // Auth check
-        $this->load->model('user_model');
-        if(!$this->user_model->authorize($this->config->item('auth_mode'))) {
-            if($this->user_model->validate_session()) {
-                $this->user_model->clear_session();
-                show_error('Access denied<p>Click <a href="'.site_url('user/login').'">here</a> to log in as another user', 403);
-            } else {
-                redirect('user/login');
-            }
-        }
-	
 		$data['page_title'] = "Search";
 
         $this->load->view('interface_assets/header', $data);