What is CakePHP?
It makes building web applications simpler, faster, while requiring less code. A modern PHP 7 framework offering a flexible database access layer and a powerful scaffolding system.
CakePHP is a tool in the Frameworks (Full Stack) category of a tech stack.
CakePHP is an open source tool with 8.6K GitHub stars and 3.5K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to CakePHP's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses CakePHP?
Companies
275 companies reportedly use CakePHP in their tech stacks, including Deloitte, Swat.io, and Walls.io.
Developers
342 developers on StackShare have stated that they use CakePHP.
CakePHP Integrations
PHP, Laravel, Symfony, Raygun, and KeyCDN are some of the popular tools that integrate with CakePHP. Here's a list of all 11 tools that integrate with CakePHP.
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Decisions about CakePHP
Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose CakePHP in their tech stack.
Michael Feldhake
Developer at Fleet-Nomics · | 7 upvotes · 13.3K views
Hi all, I need to create a simple IoT interface application that connects the end device API with a GeoTab API. I am considering using Bubble due to its simple interface and configuration tools, but I fear it's too simple. We will want to add features and new devices as we grow - I was thinking of using CodeIgniter or CakePHP on a hosted site for the application. Must support JCOM encoding between the two APIs and there is no need for a separate interface as GeoTab already has one; we are just connecting and pushing data. Thoughts?
CakePHP's Features
- Use code generation and scaffolding features to rapidly build prototypes
- No complicated XML or YAML files. Just setup your database and you're ready to bake
- Instead of having to plan where things go, CakePHP comes with a set of conventions to guide you in developing your application
- The things you need are built-in. Translations, database access, caching, validation, authentication, and much more are all built into one of the original PHP MVC frameworks
CakePHP Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to CakePHP?
Laravel
It is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. It attempts to take the pain out of development by easing common tasks used in the majority of web projects, such as authentication, routing, sessions, and caching.
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter is a proven, agile & open PHP web application framework with a small footprint. It is powering the next generation of web apps.
WordPress
The core software is built by hundreds of community volunteers, and when you’re ready for more there are thousands of plugins and themes available to transform your site into almost anything you can imagine. Over 60 million people have chosen WordPress to power the place on the web they call “home” — we’d love you to join the family.
Rails
Rails is a web-application framework that includes everything needed to create database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern.
PHP
Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.
