CakePHP a web development framework running on PHP 7.1, offering a flexible database access layer and a powerful scaffolding system and requiring less code while building web applications. CakePHP provides a basic organizational structure that covers class names, filenames, database table names, and other conventions. While the conventions take some time to learn, by following the conventions CakePHP provides you can avoid needless configuration and make a uniform application structure that makes working with various projects simple. CakePHP comes with built-in tools for input validation, CSRF protection, Form tampering protection, SQL injection prevention, and XSS prevention, helping you keep your application
CakePHP mindshare
As of September 2025, the mindshare of CakePHP in the PHP Frameworks category
stands at 20.2%, down from 22.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
