Overview of CakePhp and step by step installation of CakePHP 3.0 with Xampp

Simple introduction of CakePhp

CakePhp is MVC pattern designed framework in Php. It is one of the most popular and powerful framework. Basically, it use to develop stronger, secure and flexible web application in Php.  If you have basic work flow knowledge of MVC (model-view-controller) designed pattern then you can easily enjoy this framework.

CakePhp is open source Php framework. We can download from official web site of Cakephp community i.e. (cake php website link). Also you can download form GitHub(link of cake php Githup). This is completely free of cost. If you have any query or issue regarding of cakePhp , there is lot of solutions you will get online.

There are two types of installation process of cakePhp.

1.        .  You can download CakePhp directly form cakePhp website and install in xampp.
2.      You can download and install through composer.

In this article I gone show you installation of cakePhp through composer. I believe, the best and proper way of cakePhp installation through composer only.

Pre- Requirement of server configuration

Before installation cakePhp3 you need Xampp or WAMP server.

·         CakePhp 3+ supports PHP Version 5.4.16 and above.

·         CakePhp 3+ requires the mbstring extension.

·         CakePhp 3+ requires the intl extension.

·         CakePhp 3+ best works with latest version of PHP

     CakePhp 3+ require Apache Version : 2.4.9

          

 Now I would like start installation of cakePhp 3. First we will install composer.

Introduction to composer.

Say now Hi! To composer. It is very easy to start and learn the cakePhp3 with composer.

I will show how to install the composer in windows OS. Please visit this site.

https://getcomposer.org/download/

Also you can download the composer .exe file and double click on the composer.exe file and make it next -> next -> finish

Step 1: Double click on exe file.

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