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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. cakephp/cakephp ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) cakephp/cakephp =============== The CakePHP framework 5.3.3(2mo ago)8.8k18.5M—2.6%3.4k[12 issues](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues)[11 PRs](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pulls)20MITPHPPHP >=8.2CI passing Since Jan 26Pushed 1mo ago516 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/cakephp)[ Docs](https://cakephp.org)[ RSS](/packages/cakephp-cakephp/feed)WikiDiscussions 5.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (38)Versions (515)Used By (20)Security (18) [ ![CakePHP](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/43ba5d990d127bf54d557f6189b9785a3955d6f28f6039fe14bdf40703f112fa/68747470733a2f2f63616b657068702e6f72672f76322f696d672f6c6f676f732f43616b655048505f4c6f676f2e737667) ](https://cakephp.org/) [ ![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265) ](LICENSE) [ ![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/add520c83284298580fba8d9aed5b91ce057e3d807b29ee69fc97a37061d89e1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f636f6465636f762f632f6769746875622f63616b657068702f63616b657068703f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265) ](https://codecov.io/gh/cakephp/cakephp/branch/4.x) [ ![PHPStan](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f60d96f7c2579690ab6dfa8918f777fe93a02a92301c661eb38a85861a92b780/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f5048505374616e2d6c6576656c253230382d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174) ](https://phpstan.org/) [ ![Code Consistency](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f9e508145ad4252801f5d460570d0023b848b30331e8558a3f12962003dcc9c0/68747470733a2f2f737175697a6c6162732e6769746875622e696f2f5048505f436f6465536e69666665722f616e616c797369732f63616b657068702f63616b657068702f67726164652e737667) ](https://squizlabs.github.io/PHP_CodeSniffer/analysis/cakephp/cakephp/) [ ![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/69a68edfc7c81350279e1ef85c0270c93ab06954d850d78dda1b85d2b54f3d85/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f63616b657068702f63616b657068702e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265) ](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/cakephp) [ ![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/13e7f39bb88b01d926a20f5dbfb4da4ae1e2f05a733b32b1381ff7ad72b3e358/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f63616b657068702f63616b657068702e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6162656c3d737461626c65) ](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/cakephp) [CakePHP](https://cakephp.org) is a rapid development framework for PHP which uses commonly known design patterns like Associative Data Mapping, Front Controller, and MVC. Our primary goal is to provide a structured framework that enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications, without any loss to flexibility. Installing CakePHP via Composer ------------------------------- [](#installing-cakephp-via-composer) You can install CakePHP into your project using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org). If you're starting a new project, we recommend using the [app skeleton](https://github.com/cakephp/app) as a starting point. For existing applications you can run the following: ``` composer require cakephp/cakephp ``` For details on the (minimum/maximum) PHP version see [version map](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/wiki#version-map). Running Tests ------------- [](#running-tests) Assuming you have PHPUnit installed (`composer install`), you can run the tests for CakePHP by doing the following: 1. Copy `phpunit.xml.dist` to `phpunit.xml`. 2. Add the relevant database credentials to your `phpunit.xml` if you want to run tests against a non-SQLite datasource. 3. Run `vendor/bin/phpunit`. Learn More ---------- [](#learn-more) - [CakePHP](https://cakephp.org) - The home of the CakePHP project. - [Book](https://book.cakephp.org) - The CakePHP documentation; start learning here! - [API](https://api.cakephp.org) - A reference to CakePHP's classes and API documentation. - [Awesome CakePHP](https://github.com/FriendsOfCake/awesome-cakephp) - A curated list of featured resources around the framework. - [The Bakery](https://bakery.cakephp.org) - Tips, tutorials and articles. - [Community Center](https://community.cakephp.org) - A source for everything community related. - [Training](https://training.cakephp.org) - Join a live session and get skilled with the framework. - [CakeFest](https://cakefest.org) - Don't miss our annual CakePHP conference. - [Cake Software Foundation](https://cakefoundation.org) - Promoting development related to CakePHP. Get Support! ------------ [](#get-support) - [Slack](https://slack-invite.cakephp.org/) - Join us on Slack. - [Discord](https://discord.gg/k4trEMPebj) - Join us on Discord. - [\#cakephp](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#cakephp) on irc.freenode.net - Come chat with us, we have cake. - [Forum](https://discourse.cakephp.org/) - Official CakePHP forum. - [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues) - Got issues? Please tell us! - [Roadmaps](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/wiki#roadmaps) - Want to contribute? Get involved! Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) - [CONTRIBUTING.md](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) - Quick pointers for contributing to the CakePHP project. - [CookBook "Contributing" Section](https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/contributing.html) - Details about contributing to the project. Security ======== [](#security) If you’ve found a security issue in CakePHP, please use the procedure described in [SECURITY.md](.github/SECURITY.md). ### Health Score 86 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance89 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity82 Widely adopted with strong download metrics Community69 Healthy contributor diversity Maturity95 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~10 days Recently: every ~18 days Total 443 Last Release 53d ago Major Versions 4.6.1 → 5.2.42025-05-17 4.6.2 → 5.2.62025-08-02 4.6.3 → 5.2.102025-12-05 4.x-dev → 5.2.112026-01-09 5.x-dev → 6.x-dev2026-03-27 PHP version history (16 changes)2.4.5PHP >=5.2.8 3.0.0-alpha1PHP >=5.4.19 3.0.0-beta2PHP >=5.4.16 2.7.0PHP >=5.3.0 3.2.0-RC1PHP >=5.5.10 3.2.0PHP >=5.5.9 3.4.0-beta1PHP >=5.6.0 4.0.0-alpha1PHP >=7.1.0 4.0.0-alpha2PHP >=7.2.0 3.9.4PHP >=5.6.0,<8.0.0 2.10.23PHP >=5.3.0,<8.0.0 4.4.0-RC1PHP >=7.4.0 5.0.0-beta1PHP >=8.1 4.5.0-RC1PHP >=7.4.0,<9 5.3.0-RC1PHP >=8.2 6.x-devPHP >=8.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23666?v=4)[CakePHP](/maintainers/cakephp)[@cakephp](https://github.com/cakephp) --- Top Contributors [![markstory](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24086?v=4)](https://github.com/markstory "markstory (17694 commits)")[![ADmad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/142658?v=4)](https://github.com/ADmad "ADmad (5852 commits)")[![lorenzo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37621?v=4)](https://github.com/lorenzo "lorenzo (5699 commits)")[![othercorey](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24221186?v=4)](https://github.com/othercorey "othercorey (1730 commits)")[![phpnut](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/148097?v=4)](https://github.com/phpnut "phpnut (1565 commits)")[![nateabele](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18288?v=4)](https://github.com/nateabele "nateabele (1055 commits)")[![AD7six](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33387?v=4)](https://github.com/AD7six "AD7six (759 commits)")[![jrbasso](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26548?v=4)](https://github.com/jrbasso "jrbasso (636 commits)")[![ceeram](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/111448?v=4)](https://github.com/ceeram "ceeram (386 commits)")[![LordSimal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9105243?v=4)](https://github.com/LordSimal "LordSimal (319 commits)")[![robertpustulka](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7437773?v=4)](https://github.com/robertpustulka "robertpustulka (290 commits)")[![antograssiot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4977112?v=4)](https://github.com/antograssiot "antograssiot (288 commits)")[![renan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/28046?v=4)](https://github.com/renan "renan (287 commits)")[![predominant](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24568?v=4)](https://github.com/predominant "predominant (274 commits)")[![ravage84](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/625761?v=4)](https://github.com/ravage84 "ravage84 (272 commits)")[![bcrowe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/752603?v=4)](https://github.com/bcrowe "bcrowe (259 commits)")[![saeideng](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8215801?v=4)](https://github.com/saeideng "saeideng (210 commits)")[![rchavik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39490?v=4)](https://github.com/rchavik "rchavik (170 commits)")[![dakota](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/83255?v=4)](https://github.com/dakota "dakota (153 commits)")[![jperras](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20675?v=4)](https://github.com/jperras "jperras (153 commits)") --- Tags cakephpform-builderhacktoberfestmvcmvc-frameworkormphppsr-7rapid-developmentrest-apivalidationwebweb-frameworkpsr-7frameworkvalidationormmvcformdryrapid-developmentconventions over configuration ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cakephp-cakephp/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cakephp-cakephp/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cakephp-cakephp) ``` ### Alternatives [neos/flow Flow Application Framework 862.0M451](/packages/neos-flow)[windwalker/framework The next generation PHP framework. 25639.1k1](/packages/windwalker-framework)[shopware/platform The Shopware e-commerce core 3.3k1.5M3](/packages/shopware-platform)[neos/flow-development-collection Flow packages in a joined repository for pull requests. 144179.3k3](/packages/neos-flow-development-collection)[yiisoft/yii-middleware Yii Middleware 21151.3k1](/packages/yiisoft-yii-middleware) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)