How to Install Cakephp with step by step guide

CakePHP is a framework, not a set of libraries. CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. It contains dozens of functions and methods that simplify web development

• It has Model-View-Controller (MVC) Architecture.
• CakePHP has Application Scaffolding.
• CakePHP supports MySQL and PostgreSQL database and more.
• It support UNIX and Windows Platform and easy to install.
• CakePHP has authentication, access control, localization, security, sessions and request handling.
• CakePHP uses easy and flexible templating.

• Before running CakePHP we must need

01. Apache (HTTP) server with session and mod_rewrite.

02. PHP 4.3.2 or greater.

03. Database (MySQL or PostgreSQL)

• Download CakePHP

01. Go to cakephp.org and download the latest version of cakephp.

02. Cakephp comes in a .zip file so unzip it.

03. Now we get Cakphp file, rename (ex: Mycake1.3.2) this cakephp file.

04. Three main folders of cakephp file is-

- app

- cake

- vendors

• We want the application to be called in the browser, so drop this renamed file (Mycake1.3.2) into our localhost root. (localhost may be named webroot, www, htdocs etc.)
• Now typing http://localhost/ Mycake1.3.2 in my web browser. We get Cakephp welcome screen.
• Now open project (Mycake1.3.2 ) in php text editor (like notepad++, NetBeansIDE)

In Cakephp Welcome Screen, it has one or two error.

To remove this error, we must be change

01. Security.salt value.

02. Security.cipherSeed value.

»Change Security.salt value:

01. Open this project in php text editor.

02. Go to app/config/core.php file

03. In line no 204 change Security.salt value.

04. Then refresh the startup screen. Our 1^st error has been removed.

»Change Security.cipherSeed value:

01. Open this project in php text editor

02. Go to app/config/core.php file

03. In line no 208 change Security.cipherSeed value.

04. Then refresh the startup screen. Our 2^nd error has been removed.

»MySQL connection settings:

01. Open this project in php text editor

02. Go to app/config/database.php.default file and rename (remove .default) this file.

03. Rename file will be like this database.php

04. Then refresh the startup screen.

»Database Configuration settings:

class DATABASE_CONFIG {

var $default = array(

'driver' => 'mysql',

'persistent' => false,

'host' => 'localhost',

'login' => 'root',

'password' => '',

'database' => 'db_cake',

'prefix' => '',

);

Cakephp Installation is now complete. Cake is now working correctly.