
A cakephp layout contains presentation code that wraps around a view. Anything you want to see in all of your views should be placed in a layout.
CakePHP’s default layout is located at src/Template/Layout/default.ctp. If you want to change the overall look of your application, then this is the right place to start, because controller-rendered view code is placed inside of the default layout when the page is rendered.
Other layout files should be placed in src/Template/Layout. When you create a layout, you need to tell CakePHP where to place the output of your views. This tutorial shows how to edit the layout nicely.
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CakePHP is designed to make common web-development tasks simple, and easy. By providing an all-in-one toolbox to get you started the various parts of CakePHP work well together or separately.
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