If you don’t know what CakePHP is and you’ve ever created a web application, or even a website that did more than show a static page, then you should check it out. CakePHP is a web application framework designed for rapid application development using the MVC Design Pattern and with a focus on Convention over Configuration.

What this means in practical terms is that you can built an access controlled, database driven, dynamic web sites/applications in a fraction of the time that it would to start from scratch. A simple blog could be built in a matter of minutes. I could go on for hours. So I won’t, but really – if you make web apps, consider using a framework and CakePHP is excellent.