We have all been there. A simple query but the query condition is three joins away. Now I don't have to build a large custom query. I now use a Behavior to support this without additional changes to the core… Continue reading →

I have used many defect tracking systems over the years but FlySpray is the best.When I first started writing software our defects and enhancement requests were tracked on triplicate carbon forms. Yes, I'm that old! :-) The developer assigned an… Continue reading →

We have all been there. A simple query but the query condition is three joins away. Now I don't have to build a large custom query.Assume you have the models User, City, State, Area, Country, Region. Users are in a… Continue reading →

I have a user portal that gathers information from multiple controllers. The logic belongs in those controllers. The portal obtains these viewlets via requestAction() calls. RequestAction is notoriously slow and had no chance of using the view cache - until… Continue reading →

CakePHP's view caching can dramatically reduce the load on your server and decrease page load time. I have several requirements that has kept me from using Cake's caching - until now.First, I have several pages that takes several seconds to… Continue reading →