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- txtSQL Flat File DB
- CupCake CMS
- CakePHP Framework
- open designs
txtSQL (pronounced 'text-sequel') is a class containing a variety of functions designed to mimic a database system, using only regular text files.
CupCake CMS is an Open Source Content Management System built using CakePHP.
CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP which uses commonly known design patterns like Active Record, Association Data Mapping, Front Controller and MVC.
This is where I found the template in use on this site.
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Using CakePHP without a database
I wanted to use a flat file database. In particular txtSQL. Cakephp does not natively support a flatfile database yet. It does support SQLlite, but only for PHP 5 of course. I am stuck for now with PHP 4. txtSQL runs great on PHP 4, so deploying a site is easy, just copy the txtSQL text file database to the website and you are up and running.
This site is running txtSQL
To do the proof of concept I utilized the CupcakeCMS as the test case. Cupcake is a great little CMS for quickly deploying simple sites. Combined with txtSQL, I can simply copy the folders and run anywhere without having to setup a MySQL database.
This site is simply a fresh install of the cupcakeCMS package. Then I deleted the model files for cupcake CMS and added my own model files. I then made a txtSQL database that matched the original MySQL database tables.
Future
I really need help to convert the custom models into a standard cakePHP datasouorce. I think it should be not difficult if someone who understands datasource could help!