October, 2009

29/Oct/09

Getting to grips with PHP namespaces

So, PHP 5.3’s been out for a while now so it’s about time I start getting to grips with some of the new features it introduces. (no comments)

26/Oct/09

Creating an extensible CMS with CakePHP

A few weeks ago I came across Wildflower, which, in the simplest terms, is a CMS built with CakePHP. (3 comments)

24/Oct/09

New design

This is a post more directed at those of you following my RSS feed. I assume that if you’ve been to the site before and are looking at it now you’ll notice that it’s gone from dark green to white. I like to think my visitors would notice a change of that magnitude. (no comments)

24/Oct/09

Two things keeping me with CakePHP

Yesterday’s post about CakePHP and Zend Framework seems to have caused a few ripples in CakePHP circles. I just want to make it clear that I won’t be switching from Cake over the changes to the team, I was just using the opportunity to check out what’s happened in the time since I last looked at ZF. (no comments)

23/Oct/09

Revisiting the Zend Framework

Those of you who read this blog regularly will know I’m a frequent user of CakePHP, but with the recent disturbance in the CakePHP world, maybe it’s time to have another look at the Framework market. (6 comments)

05/Oct/09

Pitfalls of beforeFilter and uses for beforeRender

There are 2 main callbacks for controllers in CakePHP: beforeFilter and beforeRender. (1 comment)