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CakePHP 1.3 Improvements Over CakePHP 1.2

Posted on 09/09/2010 at 02:01 pm by Kevin Wentworth
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I've been working on upgrading my CakePHP application to cake version 1.3.  It's a lot of work.  I find myself constantly consulting the CakePHP manual/book for answers.  There are many places to look for all of the improvements that were rolled into CakePHP 1.3 (at least coming from the 1.2 version).  For my own reference, I'm creating a list of all of the manual pages that reference improvements, new features and/or different ways of doing things in CakePHP 1.3.

CakePHP 1.3 Improvements

• Migrating from CakePHP 1.2 to 1.3 (start here) - http://book.cakephp.org/view/1561/Migrating-from-CakePHP-1-2-to-1-3
• Improvements in CakePHP 1.3 - http://book.cakephp.org/view/1572/New-features-in-CakePHP-1-3
• Form Helper Improvements - http://book.cakephp.org/view/1616/x1-3-improvements
• Theme Improvements/Changes (especially Theme Assets) - http://book.cakephp.org/view/1093/Themes
• New ACL Scoping (espcially for plugins) -
  
  • For 1.3, use Mark Story's ACL Extras aco_update to create you Aco records (it is 100% 1.3 ready)
  • For 1.2, I used a tool I found in the bakery: Acl Controllers

As I find really good manual pages that relate to improvements over CakePHP 1.2 I will continue to post links.  When I'm done with my upgrade, I'll be posting about some of my experiences.

Cheers,
-Kevin Wentworth