I was amazed with the simplicity of the CakePHP framework. Its so easy to understand the model view controller and just within minutes we can break down the application like a blog into pieces.
Just i was experimenting i found that making custom layouts with the framework is bit hard to find after i made search in the web. I decided to publish here. You can download and install latest cakephp framework here: cakephp.org
Just a quick tip on basics of CakePHP Framework… You will see lot of files under the cakephp folder.
Model – It interacts/talks with your database like SQL queries. It is always singular like post.php
Controllers – It defines the basic logic of the application. Like you can add, delete, edit operations for a particular data. It is always written in plural form like posts_controller.php
Views – Basically shows how output is presented/
You should install in such a way that main page is /cakephp/app/webroot
To create a custom layout just look for folder named /cakephp/app/views/layouts. Just create a default layout and place it there. The file should be named default.thtml
Demo Header Page
Demo (c) Footer Page
once you create default layout page sure you have 2 php variables $content_for_layout and $title_for_layout there
You can create as many different layout and place them inside the layout folder. For a specific view to display the customized layout, make sure you include a line named in the controllers file like this.
var $layout = 'main';
inside your controllers code.
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July 2, 2007
Damn your blog theme looks familiar
Yeah, I’m just like you. Just got into the whole CakePHP framework. My jaw is still a lil’ bit on the floor with all that it can do.
Have you looked at the “bake” option? It’s basically a wizard (in a console) that automatically creates models, controllers and views for you.
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Baz L
Baz Web Development
August 19, 2008
can I use my own design with CakePHP ? there are any tutorial ?
March 15, 2010
V.good, can I use my own design with CakePHP ? there are any tutorial ? i have desing and i need to use my layout. how can i use it ?
May 19, 2010
I am newbie in cake php and I was just searching for the solution u had explained. Gr8 topic and I rate this tutorial 10/10…thanks
March 25, 2011
var $layout = ‘main’;
it should be var $layout = ‘default’;