Simple CMS with CakePHP

Slide 1: Simple CMS for CakePHP How to implement a simple CMS in your CakePHP applications

Slide 2: Why CakePHP? MVC, DRY, ORM, and Convention vs. Configuration “But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.” - D.H. Lawrence “Repetition is the death of art.” - Robin Green, Northern Exposure

Slide 3: Use CakePHP 1.2

Slide 4: Use Bake $ cake/console/cake bake -app /Users/george/Sites/newcakeapp

Slide 5: How does it work? www.mycakeapp.com/controller/action/params/

Slide 6: What is a Helper? It’s reusable code (DRY) accessible to any view.

Slide 7: Add ContentHelper to View <?= $content->getContent(); ?>

Slide 8: Add Content!

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Slide 10: Profit!