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frankfoerster/cakephp-app-template
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A customized app skeleton for new CakePHP 3.x projects.

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cakephp-app-template
====================

[](#cakephp-app-template)

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A customized app template to start new CakePHP 3.x projects.

Setup includes the following tool/build chain for dev and production:

- grunt
- requirejs
- bower
- less
- backbone + marionette

and these CakePHP plugins:

- [frankfoerster/cakephp-asset](https://github.com/frankfoerster/cakephp-asset)
- [frankfoerster/cakephp-environment](https://github.com/frankfoerster/cakephp-environment)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Download [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md) or update `composer self-update`.
2. Run `php composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist frankfoerster/cakephp-app-template [app_name]`.

If Composer is installed globally, run

```
composer create-project --prefer-dist frankfoerster/cakephp-app-template [app_name]
```

You should now be able to visit the path to where you installed the app and see the setup traffic lights.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Read and edit `config/Environment/config.php` and setup your environment specific 'Datasources', 'Email' configurations and any other configuration in `config/Environment/environment.xyz.php`.

For more details take a look at the [Environment plugin documentation](https://github.com/frankfoerster/cakephp-environment).

###  Health Score

21

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LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

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

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