Installation

Install this development add-on in your application:

composer require --dev dereuromark/cakephp-ide-helper-extra

Composer installs the required IdeHelper plugin too. The dependency manifest defines supported PHP and CakePHP versions. For an older application, see the version map.

Load the development plugins

In src/Application.php, inside bootstrap() after parent::bootstrap():

if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli' && class_exists(\IdeHelper\IdeHelperPlugin::class)) {
    $this->addPlugin('IdeHelper');
}

Register IdeHelper once. If you already load it, keep that existing development block. The class check allows production installs made with composer install --no-dev to bootstrap without these packages.

Extra has no routes, middleware, bootstrap configuration or commands. Composer autoloading and explicit task configuration are sufficient. Registering IdeHelperExtra as a CakePHP plugin is optional; it does not discover or enable tasks automatically.

Choose an integration

Authentication and Search are separate application plugins. Install and configure the integration you use through its own documentation:

• CakePHP Authentication
• FriendsOfCake Search

Extra does not add these packages to your production dependencies. The beginner example uses a custom authenticator class that already exists in your application.