If you don't already use a PHP framework then this is for you. CakePHP is one of the more popular frameworks and is similar to RubyOnRails. I will start you off at the very beginning as though you know nothing about CakePHP.

1. Learn how to develop withCakePHP Boston PHP : Michael Bourque Part I Feb 17th, 2010

2. Welcome to Boston PHP Started in 2002 Open styled meetings 66 Meetings so far 600 Members strong Location, Location, Location Boston, Cambridge, Norwell, Salem, Somerville, Quincy MIT, Microsoft, BU meetup.com/bostonphp

4. An introduction to jQuery

5. The mystery of CSS and Design

6. Choosing an OSS license to match your business model

7. Developing, pricing & delivering OSS applications

8. How to get your OSS venture off the ground.

9. What is Agile Scrum?

10. Building the PHP-stack for the enterprise

12. April 7: Enhance your apps jQuery What is jQuery How to install Syntax Review of the documentation Practical uses of jQuery in your app Light-box dialogs Form validation Effects such as Animation, Fading, Easing, Etc Ajax Page blocking Progressive enhancements How to use jQuery plugins jQuery UI More...

13. Design an app without writing a single line of code How to think about your app and start to experiment with your ideas Prototyping tools Prototyping single pages and user interactions Creating a linkable prototype that looks almost like a working app Exporting your prototype to the web for remote testing and design feedback Paper prototyping and usability testing Designing a great user experience with interaction design

14. Startup/Hack Month Come to the podium and post an idea for an app that does not yet exists or could be improved. You should be willing to share this idea and not an idea that you’re not willing to share with others Ask for volunteers to help you take your idea and conceptualize it into a low fidelity prototype Work as a team onsite to produce the low fidelity prototype Present your prototype to the audience Plan with your team how best to build the app. What technology you will use What roles each other can play How your team will work together Come back to BostonPHP (one month later) and present your progress and demo what you have so far Discuss what technology your using Discuss how you were organized What worked well, what didn’t What you would like to do next

15. PHP Security Cross-Site Request Forgeries Cross-Site Scripting Session Fixation Cross-Site Session Transfer Pseudo-Random Number Generator Attacks SQL Injection Email Injection Path Disclosure Path Traversal Request Value Fixation Invalid Character Encoding File Uploads Password Hashing Magic Quotes and Register Globals- Cryptography Mistakes

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19. Learn how to develop withCakePHP Boston PHP : Michael Bourque Part I

20. Why a framework? <?php echo “why?”; ?>

21. What do most WebApps do? Display HTML Static pages Dynamic pages Forms Handle form data CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) Security Authentication Authorization Caching Etc…

22. PHP Frameworks?

23. Model, View, Controller Tried and true software design pattern that is: Maintainable Modular Ability to rapidly prototype New features are easily added Separate design allows developers and designers to work simultaneously Separation allows developers to make changes in one part of the application without affecting others.

24. Cake PHP Anatomy

25. File and Classname Conventions Filenames are underscored while classnames are CamelCased So if you have a class MyNiftyClass, then in Cake, the file should be named my_nifty_class.php

26. Model and Database Conventions Model classnames are singular and CamelCased. Table names corresponding to CakePHP models are plural and underscored. people tasks users Field names with two or more words are underscored like first_name Foreign keys <singular_table_name>_id

27. Controller Conventions Controller classnames are plural, CamelCased, and end in Controller. PeopleController and LatestArticlesController are both examples of conventional controller names.

28. View Conventions View template files are named after the controller functions they display, in an underscored form. The getReady() function of the PeopleController class will look for a view template in /app/views/people/get_ready.ctp.

29. Documentation : The Bakery

30. Let’s get started : Installation Basic knowledge of PHP Basic knowledge of Databases You know how to create database tables with MySQL A working development environment on your Laptop Apache 2.2.x MySQL 5.x PHP 5.3.x or 5.2.x PHPMyAdmin IDE (Any good text editor like Notepad+, TextMate, Etc) CakePHP 1.2.x http://tinyurl.com/yekjbae

31. What our simple app will do Keep track of tasks Create Read Update Delete Created Modified

32. Design the database Design a DB to hold your data All tables should include an ID field

33. Bake an app Design a DB to hold your data All tables should include an ID field

34. Add more ingredients Add more data and fields Add users Add status Add validation Add css, and change the layout Change terminology

35. Some Tips Create multiple apps all coming from one CakePHP distribution Model::displayField Scaffolding Layout, and css Localization __(“string”,true);

36. Thank you Special thank you to MIT BEER and Food! See you at the next meetup Contact me michael.bourque@gmail.com