CakePHP是一个快速开发PHP的框架，其中使用了一些常见的设计模式如ActiveRecord，Association Data Mapping，Front Controller以及MVC。其主要目标在于提供一个令任意水平的PHP开发人员都能够快速开发web应用的框架，而且这个快速的实现并没有牺牲项目的弹性。-Cake is a rapid development framework for PHP that uses well-known design patterns and provides a structured framework that enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications, without any loss of flexibility. It means you can code faster, your code is better, and it makes writing Web 2.0-style apps a snap.