Reputation: 2365

How can I tell which CakePHP version is a project made with?

Is it possible to know the version of CakePHP used to generate a project with only the app code available?

My problem:

I downloaded a project made with CakePHP, and I really can't tell which Cake version to use. The files say, e.g. @version $Revision: 8004 $, but this is different in some files. Should I assume that the highest revision (8004) is the correct one to use?

It seems to be from around 2008, so I guess it's a 1.x version.

PD: Here is the code to the project.

Upvotes: 51

Answers (14)

Niklesh Raut

Reputation: 34914

Any PHP Framework using composer having version details in composer.json file

Example

{
    "name": "cakephp/app",
    "description": "CakePHP skeleton app",
    "homepage": "http://cakephp.org",
    "type": "project",
    "license": "MIT",
    "require": {
        "php": ">=5.4.16",
        "cakephp/cakephp": "3.6.11",//<<< Cakephp Version
        "mobiledetect/mobiledetectlib": "2.8.33",
        "cakephp/migrations": "1.8.1",
        "cakephp/plugin-installer": "*",
        "donatj/simplecalendar": "^0.6.1",
        "davidyell/proffer": "0.6.3"
    },

Upvotes: 0

Confused

Reputation: 1662

Simple way : Just search for VERSION.txt file. Open It to check the version.

Path for version.txt

For cakephp 1.* : cake/VERSION.txt

For cakephp 2.* : lib/Cake/ VERSION.txt

For cakephp 3. & 4.* : vendor/cakephp/cakephp/ VERSION.txt

Upvotes: 22

Sam Norris-Rogers

Reputation: 29

In Cake 3x, inside your project directory, type bin\cake version (windows) or bin/cake version(osx/linux).

Upvotes: 2

Mike O.O.

Reputation: 119

This is the BEST way to get it on run time

Configure::version()

3.x docs

2.x docs

The other way is to look for VERSION.txt

2.x lib/Cake/VERSION.txt

3.x vendor/cakephp/cakephp/VERSION.txt

Upvotes: 3

tarikul05

Reputation: 1913

For cakephp 3.x find \vendor\cakephp\cakephp\VERSION.txt

enter image description here

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
// CakePHP Version
//
// Holds a static string representing the current version of CakePHP
//
// CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (http://cakephp.org)
// Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
//
// Licensed under The MIT License
// Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
//
// @copyright     Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
// @link          http://cakephp.org
// @since         CakePHP(tm) v 0.2.9
// @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
// +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3.3.2

Upvotes: 19

Isengo

Reputation: 2073

For Cakephp3, open command line and go to your Project App directory and type bin/cake,it will show you something like this *

Welcome to CakePHP v3.3.5 Console

Which is your current cakephp Version.

Upvotes: 0

user6131510

Reputation: 11

in cake 3.0 from app root directory>>> cat vendor/cakephp/cakephp/VERSION.txt

Upvotes: 0

Bakhtawar Gill

Reputation: 439

On the wellcome page the version is written, we dont need any command to check the version. If still it a problem, you somehow dont find the wellcome page. you can use

echo Configure::version();

Upvotes: 2

Ravi Mane

Reputation: 1536

we can check through following path

Path=root/lib/cake/VERSION.txt

Open version.txt

last line show the version of cakephp

Upvotes: 4

trante

Reputation: 33986

Also for Linux console you can check your CakePHP version like this.
Change example.com with your domain name.

# grep ^[^\/] /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt

Upvotes: 0

Matt

Reputation: 896

I have found that the version, as of CakePHP 2.3.0, is held within a static file under the root Cake lib.

bash #: cat $CAKE_ROOT/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
// CakePHP Version
//
// Holds a static string representing the current version of CakePHP
//
// CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (http://cakephp.org)
// Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
//
// Licensed under The MIT License
// Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
//
// @copyright     Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
// @link          http://cakephp.org
// @package       cake.libs
// @since         CakePHP(tm) v 0.2.9
// @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
// +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2.3.0

Upvotes: 88

Dave

Reputation: 29121

It's like not possible (without going through all the version changes, checking file/folder structures, comments...etc).

AND, it's for good reason IMO.

When I start an app, I build it in the latest release. But, even by the time it goes public, I'm usually on a new release of CakePHP, and will continue to update it as they come out. My APP files don't change at all (other than the requested changes per release notes - if any). Only the cakephp/lib directory changes (and unfortunately, you don't have that).

If you're lucky, and the previous developer keeps their Cake versions in separate folders instead of overwriting, then you might find the version number in your webroot/index.php in the CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH line, but in your case, it's not there.

If you do have the actual Cake files (I know you don't, but other people might), then you can look in the cake/VERSION.txt file for the version you're using.

Upvotes: 1