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CakePHP 2 Application Cookbook - Third Edition

By : Watts
Book Image

CakePHP 2 Application Cookbook - Third Edition

By: Watts

Overview of this book

If you are a CakePHP developer looking to ease the burden of development, then this book is for you. As a headfirst dive into the framework, this collection of recipes will help you get the most out of CakePHP, and get your applications baked in no time. Even if you're not familiar with the framework, we'll take you from basic CRUD building to useful solutions that will aid in getting the job done quickly and efficiently.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Index

Introduction

The model layer is the driving factor behind applications in CakePHP. It offers a powerful abstraction of your database by exposing your tables as model objects, allowing the framework to make assumptions about your data structure through conventions and for you to work on a business-domain level instead of raw SQL.

In this chapter, we will take a look at the various aspects of the models and how to wield their power.