Importance and Benefits of CakePHP
The world of web application development is filled with a
multitude of platforms, programming languages and systems; each with their
benefits and disadvantages. While there are several web development frameworks
such as Django, Ruby on Rails and Node.JS; the de-facto web development
platform even in this day and age is PHP. The stock configuration of PHP is
archaic, with various examples and modern programming concepts missing from the
system. However, the extreme modularity of PHP allows developers to create
their own web frameworks and solutions on top of the language. Some of the most
popular PHP frameworks include Laravel, Yii PHP Framework, Symfony PHPFramework, and CakePHP. As of 2018, CakePHP is one of the most popular web
frameworks for the development of custom content management solutions and
integrated social networking solutions for several organizations. For a large
number of high-quality web applications, CakePHP development has become the backbone
of developers worldwide.
What is CakePHP?
CakePHP is an open-source PHP framework which uses the MVC
(Model-View-Controller) methodology for web application development. The
framework is highly inspired by the Ruby on Rails concept, and has gathered
praise for its simplicity as well as extensibility. CakePHP has been used
extensively by Fortune 500 software companies such as Cisco and Corel Inc. as
well as by other organizations including anti-virus makers BitDefender, car
dealership autotrader.com and men's fashion magazine Mens Health.
Benefits of CakePHP Framework
CakePHP offers a plethora of benefits for developers
compared to traditional archaic PHP development modules. Some of the most significant
features, advantages and benefits of CakePHP are:
MVC Pattern: CakePHP
allows for models; with a specific model class which can be used to insert,
update, delete or read data from the database. The view sub-system handles data
rendering on the screen while the controller processes and responds to events
as well as modify data before interacting with the models. Such a system allows
for easy separation of the logic of the web application from the presentation,
which makes development faster for big applications and difficult websites.
Object Relational Mapping: CakePHP supports
object-relational mapping which improves the way developers can generate web
apps effortlessly. Object-relational mapping infers to a programming technique,
especially in Object-Oriented Programming where each object is mapped to a
specific data type using a relational model, and the data type can be easily
modified to suit the requirements of the developer.
Auto-Detection: The joy of CakePHP development is the
minimal effort spent by the developer in configuration of the system. Every
sub-directory and its contents inside the accessible directory are
auto-detected by CakePHP, including custom scripts. The developer only has to
set up the database and its connections to CakePHP, and the framework takes
care of the rest.
Extensibility: One of the greatest benefits of modern
programming languages is their extensibility through modules, libraries and
plug-ins. This ensures that for large portions of the code, the developer need
not re-invent the wheel and write functions and classes from scratch. The
modular nature of CakePHP permits developers to re-use code, with additional
modules and components easily integrated by the framework using its auto
detection toolkit.
Ajax Support: Modern web applications often need to interchange
data between the client and the server even while the application is running on
the browser. Traditional PHP refreshes the page each time new data is received
from the server: a huge drawback for developing web-based applications such as
spreadsheets, word processors and email clients. AJAX allows for asynchronous
exchange of data, and has become a standard practice for web developers to
create rich and immersive web applications. CakePHP natively supports AJAX and
can be used in many ways, including forms, events, and even model relationship
events?
Conclusion
With modern web applications becoming as feature-rich and
complex as their mobile and desktop counterparts, the benefits provided by a
modern web framework such as Cake PHP development efforts considerably, while
adding modern programming concepts and paradigms to languages such as PHP,
breathing fresh life into them.
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