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awallef/threecake
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a cakephp start point to use with composer and more

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Three Cake
==========

[](#three-cake)

[![3xw](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c04456b2584b2e48fcfad098b51d8f81f6be80b30af1b5a2addfbf11f7a78c8f/68747470733a2f2f7261772e6769746875622e636f6d2f6177616c6c65662f74726f69732f6d61737465722f54726f69732f636f6d706f7365722f646174612f6c6f676f2f6c6f676f2e706e67)](http://www.3xw.ch)

a cakephp start point to use with with [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). inspired by [Eatcake](https://github.com/shama/eatcake/)

Manual Install
--------------

[](#manual-install)

- Install Composer with: `curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php`
- Then create a new project with: `php composer.phar create-project awallef/threecake path/ -s"dev"`

Install the familly
-------------------

[](#install-the-familly)

- avoid using sudo each time: `sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local` ( UNIX )
- [Install nodejs](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation)
- [Install ruby/gem](http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/3)
- Install compass: `gem install compass`
- Install grunt `npm install -g grunt-cli`
- Install bower: `npm install bower -g`

Configure cake PHP
------------------

[](#configure-cake-php)

- Change the value of 'Security.salt' in `app/Config/core.php`
- Change the value of 'Security.cipherSeed' in `app/Config/core.php`
- Rename `app/Config/database.php.default` to `app/Config/database.php`
- Replace your DB connection values in `app/Config/database.php`
- Create the basic tables Trois plugin needs `.path/app/Console/cake schema create`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Edit those two file as you need to:

`Gruntfile.js` and `package.json`.

Open your terminal and from inside your app:

Run `npm install && bower install` to install all dependencies your app needs

Run `grunt` to compile your scss and js.

Run `grunt prod` to compile your scss and js for production.

Run `grunt watch` to compile your files as you save.

Updating
--------

[](#updating)

Update all you need later with: `php composer.phar update` from inside your project directory.

What?
-----

[](#what)

Threecake loads & installs 3 packages:

- [cakephp/cakephp](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/) the cakePHP framework
- [awallef/trois](https://github.com/awallef/trois/) an admin and mediafile plugin for cakePHP
- [awallef/moderncake](https://github.com/awallef/moderncake/) a modern start point for cakePHP using tools such as compass, grunt, twitter/bootstrap etc...

###  Health Score

20

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LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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