Practical CakePHP Projects [Paperback]

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 ecommerce 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
• Realworld projects based on current and future trends
• Practical CakePHP techniques that you can use right away

Cake Fundamentals.- Blogging.- E-Commerce.- A Message Forum Web Service.- Google Maps and the Traveling Salesman.- Mashing Twitter with the Google Translator.- Unit Testing and Web Testing.- A Cake Control Panel.- Translating Stories.- Adding Automagic Fields.- Cake Tags.- Dynamic Data Fields.- Captcha.Richard K. Miller graduated from Brigham Young University in Utah 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.The first CakePHP book with practical, working case studies and projects The second of two Apress books on CakePHP  where Apress will be first to market PHP continues to be the leading, adopted open source web scripting language