CakePHP

On this site, you find a guide to install CakePHP on CloudPanel.

Creating a CakePHP Site

Via CloudPanel

1. Click on + Add Site and then click on Create a PHP Site.

2. Select the Application CakePHP, enter Domain Name, Site User, Site User Password, and click on Create.

Via CloudPanel CLI

If you like the command line, you can create a CakePHP Site with the following command as root user.

clpctl site:add:php --domainName=www.domain.com --phpVersion=8.2 --vhostTemplate='CakePHP 5' --siteUser='john-doe' --siteUserPassword='!secretPassword!'

Creating a CakePHP Project

1. Log in via SSH with the Site User:

ssh john-doe@server-ip-address

2. Go to htdocs and delete the directory which CloudPanel has created:

cd htdocs && rm -rf www.domain.com

3. Create a CakePHP Project via Composer:

php8.2 /usr/local/bin/composer create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~5.0 www.domain.com

4. Done! You can now open your site in your browser to see the Welcome to CakePHP 5 page.