CakePHP是一个用PHP编写的开源Web应用框架，不过其模型是用Ruby on Rails设计的。作为PHP世界的Rails，CakePHP采纳了RoR的许多优秀特性，成熟度较高。在cakephp.org站点的Sites in the wild页面可以看到当前使用CakePHP框架的网站列表。(CakePHP is an open source Web application framework written in PHP, but its model is designed with R