Is Cake PHP good for building CMS?

Hi there

Is there anyone using CakePHP http://cakephp.org? If so, can you use it to build a custom CMS? I want to build my own CMS from scratch without having to use a license.

I have a basic understanding of PHP but not a lot.

I appreciate your help.

Many thanks in advance
CHEERS

 

Sure, many have been built, but Symfony is told to be easier and faster. Also, you'd want to have a little more than the basic php knowledge.

 

True! I found this link: http://www.phpframeworks.com/, a comparison to other PHP framework. I will do more research, and find out how to use them to my advantage. However, as long as I can build my own CMS, and without having the copyright logo on my CMS??

 

http://www.phpvideotutorials.com/courses
Can follow along the video on that site to build one. You can pay for just that lesson, or subscribe and get every video for every course for under $30

 

cake php has been used to make some pretty sweet sites i've seen, i've wanted to learn it for a while but been stagnant and comfortable with open source software.

 

Problem solved, I am starting from scratch and learn it like a professional. This will definitely benefit me in the future. Too easy, thanks heaps guys.

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I agree with some above, in my experience, Simfony is easier and faster

I'm not a big fan of frameworks anyway :/

 

zend is another option toooo.. i think u can also usse this if u wish..

 

I built my CMS from Zend Framework. The library available inside of Zend is great. It includes everything you need and I would highly recommend that you use Zend Framework. (I have been developing this said CMS for many years so I did a lot of research on the matter).
With that said, I haven't regretted my choice at all.