How to install CakePHP on a local machine?

@jerad 

To install CakePHP on a local machine, you can follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version of CakePHP from the official website (https://cakephp.org/).
2. Extract the downloaded file to a folder on your local machine.
3. Install Composer, which is a dependency manager for PHP. You can download and install Composer from the official website (https://getcomposer.org/).
4. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted CakePHP.
5. Run the following command to install the CakePHP dependencies using Composer:

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composer install

1. After the installation is complete, you can configure the CakePHP application by creating a new file called .env in the root directory of the project. You can copy the contents of the .env.default file and customize it as needed.
2. Run the following command to start the CakePHP development server:

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bin/cake server

1. Open a web browser and navigate to the URL http://localhost:8765. You should see the CakePHP default home page.

That's it! You have successfully installed and configured CakePHP on your local machine. You can now start developing your CakePHP application.

@jerad 

To install CakePHP on your local machine, you can follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version of CakePHP from the official website (https://cakephp.org/) and extract it into a directory on your local machine.
2. Make sure that your machine meets the minimum requirements for running CakePHP. The minimum requirements can be found on the CakePHP website.
3. Configure your web server to serve CakePHP. You can use any web server that supports PHP, such as Apache or Nginx.
4. Create a new database for your CakePHP application, and configure CakePHP to connect to it. You can do this by editing the database configuration file located in the config directory.
5. Once your web server and database are set up, you can access your CakePHP application by navigating to its URL in a web browser.
6. You can now start developing your CakePHP application by creating models, views, and controllers.

Keep in mind that CakePHP is a powerful framework with a lot of features, so it's recommended to go through the official documentation to learn more about how to use it effectively.