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ToastyCMS a CMS for people who love bread that is baked twice

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:29:49 +0000

I didn't follow any real software process so I lack documentation. I am still working on it but I am looking for some feedback. I have included some getting started information https://github.com/icompuiz/ToastyCMS/blob/master/READMEIt is built on CakePHP 2.0.1.I am thinking about reimplementing it with cakephp 2.1.1 and using more of the cakephp conventions like plugins to support extensibilit...

Code Authors, Please mention the CakePHP version!

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:59:53 +0000

In other word, Helpers, Components, behaviors and plugins authors must mention the version of CakePHP that is compatible with their code.The mention should be typed in the first line of the introduction for the subject you written, something like:This Plugin compatible with Cake 1.2.xSo from the first line and without time losing, the developer who using Cake 1.3.x will know that plugin is not,...

Adopting an IDE for CakePHP

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:59:52 +0000

Complete and full support, means that it should able to do the following two points:

Creating new project from scratch in a GUI wizard manner
The ability to auto-complete any aspect of multiple choices in the code, such as $components, $helpers, $this-Session, $this-ModelName, etc

I think such step will increase the popularity of CakePHP and it will short the learning curve, beside introducing of...

NeptunIDE: CakePHP dedicated IDE

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:35:20 +0000

Now, I’d like to share my job with others, and I’m looking for beta-testers, who will help me make it better. You may sign up for beta at www.NeptunIDE.com

It’s still work in progress and I plan to start beta testing phase at the beginning of August. Until the end of July I'm developing the project at Global Startup Challenge 2011 competition with two friends.

The idea behind NeptunIDE is not onl...

Cakephp SwiftMailer4.X.X Component with batch send

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:35:34 +0000

I have uploaded the code to github.com at http://github.com/rajibahmed/cakephp_swiftmailer4x This component lets you leverage the batchSend method of swiftmailer library to send bacth email / newsletters to your user.get the code at https://github.com/rajibahmed/cakephp_swiftmailer4xand all the credit goes to sky_l3ppard :)

phpgacl for Cake 1.3

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:51:40 +0000

The PHPGACL project has been around for some times and provides a more customizable approach to ACL for CakePHP then the built in ACL functions. In the early cakephp days its was available for version 1.1 but since 1.2 it has not been compatible. We continued to update it in house for up to cake 1.3 and have released our code here. http://code.google.com/p/cakephp-phpgacl/In the future I will p...

Change the position of your validation error messages

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:18:40 +0000

In my layout, I was having a hard time accepting the error message below input tags. I want it between the label and the input.As you may know, automagic form elements have some placeholders on input options .I tried using $options['between'] but that wasn't nice code. Well, I like nice code so I went after alternatives.After spending some time trying variations of "cakephp validation error pos...

EpisodeCMS

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:07:02 +0000

[p]User interface consist of:[li]main menu[li]logged user information[li]notification area[li]navigation area[li]content area[li]additional information area[/p][p]Default menu separated to:[li]console[li]content[li]users[/p][p]Administrator home page is â€œNotificationsâ€. There are information about all new events that happened while administrator was offline. He can react on notifications or...

Custom Baking with CakePHP 1.3

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:53:36 +0000

For the past few weeks, I have been working with CakePHP to develop a new application. Because I do not want to code all the data entry screens yet, I was researching how to custom bake my controllers and views.First thing I have done is to remove the code that generates the bar stripes and replace it with jquery doing the same. First part of customization was to add a default.ctp in my app/vie...

Using SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS with pagination

Tue, 18 May 2010 15:24:02 +0000

I came across a situation while trying to paginate a query with multiple joins and a group by condition that the way cake was calculating the total [i]count[/i] for the result set was returning an incorrect value.Did a couple changes to Controller::paginate to detect if SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS is in your fields list and use it to calculate the total rows.First and most important change you need to ...

Benchmark Comparison of 1.3 RC3 and 1.2.6

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:49:43 +0000

[h4]Environment[/h4][ulist][li]OS Windows Vista 32bit Home Edition[/li][li]PHP5.2.6[ulist][li]No APC[/li][/ulist][/li][li]mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.42, for Win32 [/li][/ulist][h4]Setup[/h4][list][li]Download archives from [url]http://github.com/cakephp/cakephp1x/downloads[/url][/li][li]Extract them into following directory.[ulist][li]WEBROOT/cakebench/12 = 1.2.6[/li][li]WEBROOT/cakebench/13 =...

Check Member / User Online or Offline Status

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:29:40 +0000

[b]I was just searching for a time difference code in Bakery but couldn't find the simple code. I have developed and used the following code to calculate the time whether the User/Member is online or offline.[/b]Only 3 Steps to follow.[quote]I am assuming that you have the table named MEMBER [/quote]1. Make a field last_visit in MEMBER Table.2. For APP CONTROLLER.[component]class AppController ...

Introducing VaM Cart

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:35:58 +0000

VaM Cart - Free, Open Source CakePHP Based Shopping Cart.[h3]Features:[/h3] * Easy Installation. * CSS, JS minify and compress. * SEO - Search Engine Optimization. * Unlimited Categories, Products. * CakePHP, MVC, Smarty. * Multi Language, Multi Currency. * Templatable. * Open Source. * Automatic Image Resize. * Product Reviews. * Coupons...[h3]Online Demo:[/h3][url]http://vamcart.com/demo/[/ur...

For beginners: famous pitfalls with cake development

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:47:41 +0000

[h3]Incorrect filenames[/h3]It happens to me over and over again, writing a filename with or without an "s" at the end, in code and as a filename also. This drives me crazy, because it takes hours and hours to find this mistake, if you only watch the code.Try to stick with the conventions:Contollers are always plural, e.g. users_controller.phpModels are singular, e.g. user.php [h3]Remember to u...

Atlas kotasoft cakephp

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:13:00 +0000

New application opensource, is now in beta version 0.1. This application make easy cakephp. Generate code in a interface web. ItÂ´s very useful, you can configure your projects and generate when you need. http://www.atlascakephp.comNext release with 1.25 cakephp version, with new feature and refactor code. Will be out next week.

Solution for schema generation TIMESTAMP default value failure

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:03:08 +0000

The code responsible for column creation is in the cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.php file. Scan for the â€œfunction buildColumnâ€. The particular place where default DB fields values are handled is this:[component]if && isset && $column['default'] === '') {$column['default'] = null;}if && $column['key'] == 'primary' && $type == 'integer') {$out .= ' ' . $this-columns['primary_key']['n...

October 30 - 31, CakeMatsuri Tokyo

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:12:55 +0000

[h3]Date:[/h3]2009/10/30 - 2009/10/31 [h3]Place:[/h3]Tokyo,Japan.[h3]Language:[/h3]Japanese / EnglishWe are going to provide English translation for all sessions.[h3]To be a speaker[/h3]Contact to yandod[at]gmail.com with these information.We are waiting report of your country, tips and tricks and other general story.[list][*]Title and description.[*]your name and contact.[*]Which language you ...

How to Add AutoComplete to Eclipse/Aptana

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:40:00 +0000

If you haven't already, create an AppController in your application folder. By default, the file app_controller.php should be created in /your/cake/install/app/[h3]Adding AutoComplete in Controllers for Models and Components[/h3]Copy/paste the following lines somewhere in your app_controller.php; when finished, it should look like this:[controller]/** * Post Model * * @var Post */ var $Post;/**...

Report: CakePHP meet-up at Tokyo 4th

Sun, 24 May 2009 08:30:02 +0000

In Japan,Meet-up event is really popular activity in web engineers.Also CakePHP community usually has meet-up event. We had Recent meet-up last night in Tokyo,This event had 60 sheats, But the registration got full in a flash.Many bakers gathered in Tokyo.They enjoyed 10 useful sessions, tasty beer and special cakephp pancake.Photos:[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3554078571_194cae8f86...

Rebuilding MySQL Tables based on Model Cache

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:52:36 +0000

While this is not a problem most people should run into the solution is fairly simple if using the script below. If you have any questions or comments feel free to post or email me at: jim@bravegamer.com[h3]The Class[/h3][code]?php/** * Used to rebuild lost table schema based on CakePHP's cached model data * CakePHP stores its cached model information in seralized PHP format. * By reversing thi...