How to identify active menu link in CakePHP

Question

I'm creating an accordion layout for an admin sidebar. Now I need to identify the active link and add a class active to that link. Here is my code:

<div class="accordion-group">
<div class="accordion-heading">
    <a href="#collapseSeven" data-parent="#side_accordion" data-toggle="collapse" class="accordion-toggle">
        <i class="icon-th"></i> Gallery Manager
    </a>
</div>
<div class="accordion-body collapse" id="collapseSeven">
    <div class="accordion-inner">
        <ul class="nav nav-list">
            <li>
                <?php echo $this->Html->link('View All',array('controller' => 'gallaries', 'action' => 'index'));?>
            </li>
            <li>
                <?php echo $this->Html->link('Add New',array('controller' => 'gallaries', 'action' => 'add'));?>
            </li>
        </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

What is the best way to do this? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I have found the solution :

$url = $this->Html->url('INPUT_THE_URL') ;
$active = $this->request->here == $url? true: false;