I used a similar approach with cake outside of the document root. eg:
cd ~ mkdir work cd work cake bake myperfectapp Then I will set this in apache config file, eg: vhosts.conf DocumentRoot /home/<user>/work/myperfectapp/webroot This way, we can share the same cake install for different apps. On Jul 30, 2:54 am, thatsgreat2345 <[email protected]> wrote: > When I'm setting up a new project I typically use cake bake project as > it will change the security salt for you and you can setup your db > config, and all that great stuff right from cake bake. I've done it > both ways you've said though, copying previous webroots to create my > new app folder but why bother when just typing a single line, creates > it all for you there is no point in manually copying it really unless > you really have to. > > On Jul 29, 6:17 am, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > Just a simple question about how you initially bake your cakephp > > application...as I have read through two books and they both did it > > slightly differently. > > > 1. FIRST VERSION....I went to c:/wamp/www> then ran CAKE BAKE .... and > > created the folder for the new cakephp application which had (locale, > > plugins, tests, tmp, vendors, webroot, config, models, controllers, > > views & app_ontroller.php, app_helper.php, app_model.php and > > index.php) all these files in the main folder I just created via CAKE > > BAKE in. > > > 2. SECOND VERSION... I manually copy the cake folder and paste it as a > > new folder/site (obviously change the name to something like > > 'mynewapp')...then I manually setup the database config file and > > change the .salt code in the core.php file. THEN i go to the Cake > > Bake Console and can create my Models, Controllers and Views. > > By doing it this way I end up with 3 folders in my main web folder > > (Vendors, Cake, App) and obviously have all the above files(as > > mentioned in FIRST VERSION) in the 'app' folder. > > > So which way is correct? or are both correct? > > > How do you do it? or do you just use Cake Bake to create a certain > > aspect of your cakePHP project, such as you only use it to create the > > controllers ? or Models ? or Views? or do you not use it at all???? > > > ANY HELP AND ADVICE WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED > > > MANY THANKS > > DAVID > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
