Glossary

• routing array
• An array of attributes that are passed to .They typically look like:

• HTML attributes
• An array of key => values that are composed into HTML attributes. For example:

• Plugin syntax refers to the dot separated class name indicating classesare part of a plugin. E.g. The plugin is DebugKit,and the class name is Toolbar.
• dot notation
• Dot notation defines an array path, by separating nested levels with For example:

Would point to the following value:

• CSRF
• routes.php
• A file in APP/Config that contains routing configuration.This file is included before each request is processed.It should connect all the routes your application needs sorequests can be routed to the correct controller + action.
• DRY
• Don't repeat yourself. Is a principle of software development aimed atreducing repetition of information of all kinds. In CakePHP DRY is usedto allow you to code things once and re-use them across yourapplication.