If you've been using PHP for sometime now and would like to start using a web framework, you'll want to try CakePHP, which is an open source rapid development web framework built on PHP. PHP experts Kai Chan and John Omokore guide you through a variety of practical CakePHP applications. You will work on projects such as a video gallery, unit testing application, an e--commerce app, a blog site, and much more. Practical CakePHP Projects covers the key architectural concepts as well as including mini projects that you can use to enhance your own applications. * A friendly introduction for any web programmer looking to choose a PHP framework * Real--world projects based on current and future trends * Practical CakePHP techniques that you can use right away What you'll learn * Painlessly create a secure and dynamic web site with CakePHP and MySQL. * Discover how CakePHP can be used in high--level and demanding applications using CakePHP built--in components as well as methods such as Smarty, caching, and unit testing. * See how CakePHP integrates with technologies such as Ajax and web services. * Integrate your own components into CakePHP's framework. * Apply CakePHP to mainstream technologies such as Google Video, blogging, mashups, and e--commerce. * Work through the few pitfalls of some of the CakePHP framework, for example, Access Control Lists. Who this book is for Aimed primarily at CakePHP novices to professionals and PHP programmers seeking to build web applications easily using CakePHP and related web technologies, this book will also appeal to programmers using other frameworks in other languages, for example, Ruby on Rails and Java Spring.

KAI CHAN started his computing career in the late 1980s. His current

interests include programming methodology, the Semantic Web, data

visualization, and enterprise systems. Kai holds a Computer Science

bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Computer Graphics. He is

a cofounder of the Azzian MVC CMS framework. Together with John

Omokore and others, he runs a software and training company in London,

specializing in various large-scale projects, from SAP to e-commerce

web sites. When he has a spare moment, he likes tennis, squash, and

long-distance running.

????JOHN OMOKORE is a developer, technical consultant, writer, and trainer.

John has programming experience in many technologies, including

Linux, PHP, MySQL, and Ajax. He has worked on market research data

analysis, database development, and related systems. He received his

bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and is pursuing a postgraduate degree

in software engineering at Oxford University in England. John provides

consulting and web development services to corporate organizations

around the world. He’s a cofounder of AlternativeBrains and the Azzian

MVC CMS framework and sits on the board of many companies. John

lives outside London with his wife, two children, and some animals. His

career interests include open source scripting languages, OOP programming, and the use of

SAP in large-scale industries (chiefly oil and gas). When not scripting, he enjoys playing chess

and squash, visiting the gym, and a bit of socializing.

????RICHARD K. MILLER graduated from Brigham Young University with a

degree in Business Management but has been interested in technology

since he began computer programming at age 10. His experience includes

web programming, Internet marketing, and new media strategies. He is

the developer of several MediaWiki extensions and WordPress plugins,

including the widely used What Would Seth Godin Do plugin.