This document provides an overview of CakePHP, an open-source PHP framework that uses the MVC pattern. It discusses what CakePHP is, how it provides commonly used functionality through its libraries and conventions to speed up development. It also covers how to use CakePHP by downloading it and creating a database, model, controller and views. Additional topics include routing, components, behaviors, helpers and console applications.

1. Baking with CakePHP a practical overview byValberg Lárusson

2. MyRecipes-Online.com

3. What is CakePHP?A framework for building PHP websites and applications.

4. What does that mean?Its a bunch of PHP code which provides commonly used functionality so you don’t have to create it your self.

5. How does CakePHP do that?Library like reusable codeConvention over configurationMVC for structureORM(ish) for database mapping

6. How do I use it?Download the codeExtract to your project folderCreate yourDatabase tableModelControllerView(or just get started with CRUD scaffolding)

7. MVCModel, database mappingView, what the user seesController, the business logichttp://book.cakephp.org/view/10/Understanding-Model-View-Controller >>

8. ORMCake PHP uses an Ruby on Rails like Active Record system to map models to objectsNot Cake’s strongest feature but pretty goodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-relational_mapping >>

9. The 15 minute BlogInstall CakePHPCreate the DatabaseCreate the Model Create the ControllerCreate Views>>

10. URL’s and SEOCake uses mod_rewrite to provide readable URL’swww.domain.com/controller/action/param1This is controlled via .htacess filesCan be turned off if .htacess is not read

11. RoutingRouting is a feature that maps URLs to controller actions. You can use Route configurations to define how your website maps your web addressesExampleRouter::connect('/admin', array('controller' => 'pages', 'action' => 'index', 'admin' => true));Maps http://website.com/admin to the admin_index action in the pages controller

12. ComponentsAccess Control Lists (Acl)AuthenticationCookiesEmailRequest Handling(getClientIP(), getReferrer(), isMobile())Security ComponentSessionsA wrapper for $_SESSION + added methods

13. BehavioursAclintegrate a model with your ACL systemContainableImprovement on recursive findsTranslateTable contains translations and the language is set in either the Model or ControllerTreeAssists in maintaining the structure of the site

14. HelpersAjaxCacheFormHtmlJavascriptNumberPaginator

15. RSS

16. Session

17. Text

18. Time

19. XMLUtility LibrariesSecurity methods

20. Hashing, encrypting

21. Cache

22. HttpSocket

23. To fetch content InflectorSlug, pluralize, tableizeString methodsuuid, insertXML parsingSetArray management