Course Outline
Introduction
- Why CakePHP?
Understanding MVC (Model View Controller)
Installing CakePHP
Creating Your First CakePHP Application
Controller: Controlling the Logic Flow in Your CakePHP Application
Model: Modeling Your Data in CakePHP
ORM (Object Relational Mapping): Mapping Table Relationships
View: Creating the User Interface for Your CakePHP Application
Baking Your CakePHP Application
Setting up User Authentication
Creating and Using Components
Adding SEO Functionality
Optimizing Your Application
Debugging Your Application
Data Validation
Error and Exception Handling
Unit Testing Your Code
Customizing the View to Improve the User Experience
Configuring Helpers in the Presentation Layer
Adding Support for I18N (Internationalization) and L10N (Localization)
Implementing Javascript and Ajax Features
Tracking Application Changes with the Events System
Enhancing the Model Using Behaviors
Changing Your Database Scheme Using the Migrations Plug-in
Routing in CakePHP
Creating Your Own APIs for REST, Authentication, etc.
Caching and Optimization
Deploying Your Web Application
Migrating Existing Websites to CakePHP
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Knowledge of PHP, Javascript, HTML, and CSS are required.
- Basic understanding of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) is useful.
Audience
- Web developers wishing to develop better web applications more rapidly