CakePHP is a flexible model-view-controller rapid application development framework for PHP inspired by Ruby on Rails. . CakePHP makes developing applications swiftly and with the least amount of hassle: . * compatibility with PHP4 and PHP5 * integrated CRUD for database interaction and simplified queries including scaffolding * request dispatcher with good looking, custom URLs * fast and flexible templating (PHP syntax, with helpers) * useful core features (access control lists, AJAX integration, etc.) * works from any website subdirectory