Why Developers Prefer Cakephp Framework For Large Scale Website Development?

Nowadays, CakePHP is a commonly-used PHP framework that helps developers to build dynamic websites and web applications at ease. Originated since 2005, Cakephp is an open source, MVC structured platform that offers a well managed code behind interface to quick start your project.

Some Facts

• Around 43% of Cakephp websites are built in business category globally. (Source: BuiltWith)
• In 2013, Cakephp is 5th most promising frameworks among all other PHP platforms. (Source: SitePoint)
• Easily available large communities of skilled Cakephp developers make complex website development smooth.

While Cakephp is a robust and reliable website development framework, there are some more excellent advantages for developers:

Zero Configurations

Cakephp framework operates with ZERO configurations, so it helps developer to pay full attention on logical part rather than dealing with configuration issues. Also Cakephp developers don’t have to manage extra configurations excluding database connections, as it consists of auto removed features.

Regular Updation

CakePHP is certainly everyone’s ideal choice in all PHP frameworks because it consistently remains to be upgraded and is often utilized by expert PHP programmers in world-wide. Cakephp offers customized solutions to make programmers app meet with their client’s requirements.

Language Support

It is hard for developers to work with same language all times. This is the reason why language support is a key feature of Cakephp framework, as it supports numerous languages that helps programmer to work comfortably. It removes the warrior work with only one language at all.

Code Re-usability

Cakephp facilitate developers with code re-usability feature that saves their lots of time in writing similar codes over and over again. Also it helps developer to finish their work in short time-frame. Hence programmers can also expand the usability of their applications using plug-ins.

How To Integrate Wordpress Blog With Cakephp Application?

 

Integration of blog with Cakephp application is not new for a PHP developer, but if we talk about cross platform integration, it takes time to understand functionality and compatibility of both frameworks. The same problem occurred with me last month, when client required integrating a Wodpress CMS with Cakephp Application.

I have researched a lot and find a good tutorial Integrating Wordpress with Your Website in Wordpress support section. Here is the process I followed:

• First install WordPress and copy & paste wordpress folder into app/webroot of CakePHP.
• Access .htaccess file from CakePHP root directory and place these lines, given below:

          RewriteEngine on
          RedirectMatch temp ^/blog/wp-admin$ http://www.example.com/blog/
          RewriteRule ^blog$ blog/ [L]
          RewriteRule ^blog/wp-admin$ blog/wp-admin/ [L]
          RewriteRule ^$ app/webroot/ [L]
          RewriteRule (.*) app/webroot/$1 [L]

This results URL like this: “http://www.example.com/blog/“, but if you want URL like this: “http://www.example.com/blog”, there should be little change in this process:

• First install WordPress and copy & paste this folder same folder where your ‘app’ folder remained.
• Here find CakePHP - .htaccess file to run wordpress from webroot/blog directory (Original Source: Githhub.com):

           <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
            RewriteEngine on

            RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/blog.*
            RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-f
            RewriteRule ^$ app/webroot/ [L]

            RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/blog.*
            RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-d
            RewriteRule (.*) app/webroot/$1 [L]
           </IfModule>

If you have some more methods to share, please comment below.