How to Install CakePHP

CakePHP is the most simpler, faster, powerful open source framework. it is written by PHP (Object Oriented)” . It’s follow the MVC (Model View Controller) pattern. Which is most interactive part of it. You can easily build your application require less coding. Let’s I am going to introduce how to Install CakePHP with some step.

Step 1 : Download latest version of CakePHP from cakephp.org and extract the downloaded file.

Step 2 : If you downloaded 2.2.3 then you will see cakephp-2.2.3 >> cakephp-2.2.3 this folder structure. You need to rename the second cakephp-2.2.3 with your desire name like cake.

Step 3 : Copy the folder and paste into your htdocs folder (your local server). and type in your browser “http://localhost/cake” (If you rename with cake name, otherwise write http://localhost/your_desire_name). Then you will see something like this image.

Step 4 : After that you need to change the “Security Salt” and ”Security ChiperSeed”. To that go to app/config and open the core.php and you will see this code.

* A random string used in security hashing methods.
*/
    Configure::write('Security.salt', 'DYhG93b0qyJfIxfs2guVoUubWwvniR2G0FgaC9mi');

/**
* A random numeric string (digits only) used to encrypt/decrypt strings.
*/
    Configure::write('Security.cipherSeed', '76859309657453542496749683645');

You need to change those security.salt and security.CiperSeed. Like this

* A random string used in security hashing methods.
*/
    Configure::write('Security.salt', 'fesfsdfsdfsesfdlkfmma;lfm,as,mfcesR2G0FgaC9mi');

/**
* A random numeric string (digits only) used to encrypt/decrypt strings.
*/
    Configure::write('Security.cipherSeed', '7685645641654165416546549309657453542496749683645');

Step 5:  After that rename the file dsatbase.php.default to database.php . For doing that you have to go app/config and you will see the database.php.default

Step 6 : Then create a database and then open database.php file and you will see this code.

public $default = array(
        'datasource' => 'Database/Mysql',
        'persistent' => false,
        'host' => 'localhost',
        'login' => 'user',
        'password' => 'password',
        'database' => 'database_name',
        'prefix' => '',
        //'encoding' => 'utf8',
    );

change the host,login,password,database name with your host,user, password,database name.

Step 7: That’s fine, you have done all things. Now refresh you browser and see you browser.