CakePHP

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CakePHP is an open source web application framework written in PHP, modeled after the concepts of Ruby on Rails, and distributed under the MIT License.^[1]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Features of CakePHP 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

CakePHP started in 2005, when Ruby on Rails was gaining popularity. The community has since grown and spawned several sub-projects. CakePHP is not a port of Ruby on Rails to PHP, but appropriates many of its useful concepts.

The Mambo Foundation announced in 2007 that it would utilize the CakePHP framework for future versions of its widely used content management system, calling CakePHP a "solid choice and certainly one of the top frameworks available today."^[2]

[edit] Features of CakePHP

Like Rails, CakePHP makes it easier for the user to interface with the database with active records. It also encourages use of the model-view-controller architectural pattern.

• Compatible with PHP4 and PHP5
• Integrated CRUD for database and simplified querying
• Request dispatcher with custom URLs
• Templating (PHP syntax with helper methods)
• View helpers for AJAX, Javascript, HTML forms
• Website directory independent
• Built-in validation
• Access control lists (ACL)
• Application scaffolding^[3]
• Data sanitization
• Security, session, and request handling components
• View caching
• Unit testing using the SimpleTest framework, available in CakePHP version 1.2

[edit] See also

• Comparison of web application frameworks

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Official API
• The Bakery - Articles, tutorials and Code for CakePHP
• CakePHP Cookbook - New, official documentation for 1.2 branch
• Cook up Web sites fast with CakePHP - DeveloperWorks series from IBM on CakePHP
• UnOfficial Forum - Articles, tutorials and community support
• Open Cake File - Eclipse plugin for CakePHP, helps CakePHP developer to quick switch across the Model - Controller - View.

v • d • e List of Web Application Frameworks
ASP.NET	DotNetNuke · MonoRail · Umbraco
ColdFusion	ColdSpring · Fusebox · Mach-II · Model-Glue · onTap
Java	Apache Cocoon · Apache Struts · AppFuse · Aranea framework · Cooee framework · Google Web Toolkit · Grails · Hamlets · IT Mill Toolkit · ItsNat · JavaServer Faces · JBoss Seam · Makumba · Mentawai · OpenLaszlo · OpenXava · Reasonable Server Faces (RSF) · RIFE · Shale Framework · SmartClient · Spring Framework · Stripes · Tapestry · ThinWire · WebObjects · WebWork · Wicket framework · XTT Framework · ZK Framework
Client-side	AJILE · Clean AJAX · Dojo Toolkit · Echo · Ext · jQuery · Microsoft AJAX Library · MochiKit · MooTools · OpenLink AJAX Toolkit · Prototype JavaScript Framework · qooxdoo · Rialto Toolkit · Rico · script.aculo.us · SmartClient · Spry framework · Yahoo! UI Library
Perl	Catalyst · Interchange · Maypole · Mason
PHP	Akelos PHP Framework · CakePHP · Canvas · CodeIgniter · DIY Framework · Drupal · eZ Publish · FUSE · Horde · Joomla · KohanaPHP · PHP For Applications · PHPOpenbiz · PRADO · Qcodo · Seagull PHP Framework · SilverStripe · symfony · Zend Framework · Zoop Framework
Python	CherryPy · Django · Karrigell · Nevow · Porcupine · Pylons · Spyce · TurboGears · TwistedWeb · WebPy · Webware · Zope
Ruby	Camping · Nitro · IOWA · Ramaze · Cerise · Merb · Ruby on Rails
Other/ Multiple languages	Alpha Five · Fusebox (ColdFusion and PHP) · Helma Object Publisher (Server-side) · OpenACS (Tcl) · Seaside (Smalltalk) · UnCommon Web (Common Lisp) · Yaws (Erlang)