---
name: "bake.php"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cakephp-scripts"
version: "2.10.11-2.1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bake.php"
---

# bake.php(1)

generates skeleton CakePHP applications

## NAME

bake.php - generates skeleton CakePHP applications

## SYNOPSIS

**bake.php** \[command\] *\[path\]*

## DESCRIPTION

The **bake.php** script generates controllers, views and models for your application. If run with no command line arguments, **bake.php** guides the user through the class creation process. You can customize the generation process by telling **bake.php** where different parts of your application are using command line arguments.

## OPTIONS

- **-app, -a**

  Absolute path to Cake's app directory

- **-core, -c**

  Absolute path to Cake's cake directory

- **-project, -p**

  Generates a new app directory in the path supplied

- **-root, -r**

  Absolute path to Cake's /app/webroot directory

- **-help, -h**

  Shows help message

## SEE ALSO

[**acl.php**(1)](/acl.php/1.md).

## AUTHOR

**bake.php** was written by Larry E. Masters \<phpnut@gmail.com\>.

This manual page was written by Chris Lamb \<chris@chris-lamb.co.uk\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).