Package Web Development

CakePHP is a PHP framework and set of component libraries designed to help developers build web applications, APIs, and web services.

CakePHP follows the MVC (Model-View-Controller) Architecture that makes code more organized, maintainable, and testable.

CakePHP comes with a built-in libraries to handle common tasks, saving development time. CakePHP integrates with template engines like the Twig template or other options such as Smarty to further separate the presentation layer from code. CakePHP can be extended by third-party libraries, helpers, and plugins to customize its functionality to fit your project’s specific needs

Requirements For CakePHP

Glossary

Model

Represents the data and business logic. Interacts with the database (CRUD operations), performs calculations, and handles data processing.

View

Responsible for displaying the user interface. Contains HTML, CSS, and potentially some PHP for data presentation.

Controller

Acts as the intermediary. Receives user requests, loads models, interacts with them to retrieve data, and then loads the appropriate views to display the results.

Download

CakePHP can be downloaded from CakePHP. Then the downloaded file is executed directly on the server or locally before installation based on the operating system.

Web Portal

The CakePHP development server interface can be accessed at the following URL https://localhost:8765.

Setup CakePHP With Composer

# App Starter Outside Project Root #
composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~5.0 people_app

Run CakePHP Development Server

# Run CakePHP Server #
php bin/cake.php server

Create A View

<!-- File: templates/People/view.php -->

<h1><?= h($people->id) ?></h1>
<p><?= h($people->username) ?></p>
<p><?= h($people->name) ?></p>
<p><?= h($people->age) ?></p>
<p><small>Verified: <?= $people->verified ?></small></p>
<p><?= $this->Html->link('Edit', ['action' => 'edit', $people->id]) ?></p>

Create A Database Environment

// config/app_local.php //
'host' => 'localhost'

Create A Model

<?php
// src/Model/Entity/People.php
declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Model\Entity;

use Cake\ORM\Entity;

class Article extends Entity
{
    protected array $_accessible = [
        'id' => true,
        'username' => true,
        'name' => true,
        'age' => true,
        'verified' => true
    ];
}

Create A View

<!-- File: templates/People/view.php -->

<h1><?= h($people->id) ?></h1>
<p><?= h($people->username) ?></p>
<p><?= h($people->name) ?></p>
<p><?= h($people->age) ?></p>
<p><small>Verified: <?= $people->verified ?></small></p>
<p><?= $this->Html->link('Edit', ['action' => 'edit', $people->id]) ?></p>

Usage

The Database configuration file in located at config/app_local.php. The Models are located in the src/Model folder. The Contollers are located in the src/Controller folder. The Views are located in the templates folder.

Open Source

CakePHP is released under the MIT License. The permissive license requires the preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer. It allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary, consult the license for more specific details.

The PHP scripting language is licensed under the PHP License. The permissive license has conditions requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Redistribution is permitted in source or binary form with or without modifications, consult the license for more specific details.

Conclusion:

CakePHP is easy to install for both existing and new projects. CakePHP follows the Model-View-Controller Architecture where clear separation makes code more maintainable. The CakePHP built-in libraries save development time.

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