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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. cakephp/validation ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) cakephp/validation ================== CakePHP Validation library 5.3.3(2mo ago)42506.9k↓13.2%812MITPHPPHP >=8.2 Since Nov 14Pushed 1mo ago26 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/cakephp/validation)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/validation)[ Docs](https://cakephp.org)[ RSS](/packages/cakephp-validation/feed)WikiDiscussions 5.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (8)Versions (339)Used By (12) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3ba6b84ad8bb74edb656a889efaf6a41b1d17c807b72c73e01a084b02df88154/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f63616b657068702f76616c69646174696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/validation)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/942e017bf0672002dd32a857c95d66f28c5900ab541838c6c664442516309c8a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.txt) CakePHP Validation Library ========================== [](#cakephp-validation-library) The validation library in CakePHP provides features to build validators that can validate arbitrary arrays of data with ease. Usage ----- [](#usage) Validator objects define the rules that apply to a set of fields. Validator objects contain a mapping between fields and validation sets. Creating a validator is simple: ``` use Cake\Validation\Validator; $validator = new Validator(); $validator ->requirePresence('email') ->add('email', 'validFormat', [ 'rule' => 'email', 'message' => 'E-mail must be valid' ]) ->requirePresence('name') ->notEmptyString('name', 'We need your name.') ->requirePresence('comment') ->notEmptyString('comment', 'You need to give a comment.'); $errors = $validator->validate($_POST); if ($errors) { // display errors. } ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Please make sure you check the [official documentation](https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/validation.html) ### Health Score 71 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity48 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community38 Small or concentrated contributor base 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 ~12 days Total 332 Last Release 62d ago Major Versions 3.10.3 → 4.3.62021-12-17 4.4.9 → 5.0.0-beta12022-11-12 4.4.12 → 5.0.0-beta22023-04-01 4.5.1 → 5.0.0-RC12023-05-14 5.3.3 → 6.x-dev2026-03-17 PHP version history (7 changes)3.4.9PHP >=5.6.0 4.0.0-beta1PHP >=7.2.0 3.9.7PHP >=5.6.0,<8.0.0 4.4.0-RC1PHP >=7.4.0 5.0.0-beta1PHP >=8.1 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 (295 commits)")[![ADmad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/142658?v=4)](https://github.com/ADmad "ADmad (239 commits)")[![dereuromark](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39854?v=4)](https://github.com/dereuromark "dereuromark (128 commits)")[![lorenzo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37621?v=4)](https://github.com/lorenzo "lorenzo (66 commits)")[![othercorey](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24221186?v=4)](https://github.com/othercorey "othercorey (58 commits)")[![ravage84](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/625761?v=4)](https://github.com/ravage84 "ravage84 (40 commits)")[![robertpustulka](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7437773?v=4)](https://github.com/robertpustulka "robertpustulka (19 commits)")[![LordSimal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9105243?v=4)](https://github.com/LordSimal "LordSimal (15 commits)")[![bcrowe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/752603?v=4)](https://github.com/bcrowe "bcrowe (13 commits)")[![antograssiot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4977112?v=4)](https://github.com/antograssiot "antograssiot (13 commits)")[![Harfusha](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47174548?v=4)](https://github.com/Harfusha "Harfusha (12 commits)")[![Graziel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5963584?v=4)](https://github.com/Graziel "Graziel (12 commits)")[![jeremyharris](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/184903?v=4)](https://github.com/jeremyharris "jeremyharris (11 commits)")[![ndm2](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5031606?v=4)](https://github.com/ndm2 "ndm2 (9 commits)")[![chinpei215](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7399393?v=4)](https://github.com/chinpei215 "chinpei215 (8 commits)")[![inoas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20972207?v=4)](https://github.com/inoas "inoas (8 commits)")[![ngirardet-mob](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/92201623?v=4)](https://github.com/ngirardet-mob "ngirardet-mob (7 commits)")[![stickler-ci](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16011037?v=4)](https://github.com/stickler-ci "stickler-ci (6 commits)")[![ypnos](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8481470?v=4)](https://github.com/ypnos "ypnos (5 commits)")[![dakota](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/83255?v=4)](https://github.com/dakota "dakota (5 commits)") --- Tags validationcakephpdata validation ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cakephp-validation/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cakephp-validation/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cakephp-validation) ``` ### Alternatives [cakephp/cakephp The CakePHP framework 8.8k18.5M1.6k](/packages/cakephp-cakephp)[composer/installers A multi-framework Composer library installer 1.4k136.0M6.0k](/packages/composer-installers)[cakephp/authentication Authentication plugin for CakePHP 1153.6M67](/packages/cakephp-authentication)[cakephp/utility CakePHP Utility classes such as Inflector, String, Hash, and Security 12127.1M63](/packages/cakephp-utility)[cakephp/orm CakePHP ORM - Provides a flexible and powerful ORM implementing a data-mapper pattern. 151242.6k70](/packages/cakephp-orm)[cakephp/database Flexible and powerful Database abstraction library with a familiar PDO-like API 9824.6M33](/packages/cakephp-database) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)