About Us

CakePHP Faq was launched in September, 2011, as an independent effort to help developers overcome the steep learning curve that comes with acquiring skills in Cake PHP programming.

CakePHP is a sophisticated open source web application framework, but it is so complex that even veteran programmers will experience difficulties and maybe become frustrated while trying to become proficient in it. The so-called CakePHP cookbook provided by the framework's team is a very complete and competent user's reference, but it's not a true cookbook, which by definition should provide solutions to common tasks. In addition, the sample projects, are of the "hello world" type that just don't provide serious coders with what they need to start making their own apps.

To make matters worse, there's a shortage of accurate third party information about Cake PHP programming. This site aims to bridge that gap and bring you real answers to real questions concerning Cake PHP programming. Our FAQ pages are structured in a manner that allows you to get right to the point quickly, with examples, things to watch out for, as well as tips. We hope you find it useful and even contribute your own FAQ!

Of course, this site uses CakePHP!

- Tom Germain