cakephp installation in xampp

[b0nz0]

I am new to frameworks, I am trying to install cakephp in xampp server, what I've done so far is extracted the cakephp folder in /opt/lampp/htdocs.
But doing localhost/cakephp shows:

Warning (512): /opt/lampp/htdocs/cakephp/app/tmp/cache/ is not writable [CORE/cake/libs/cache/file.php, line 267]

Notice (1024): Please change the value of 'Security.salt' in app/config/core.php to a salt value specific to your application [CORE/cake/libs/debugger.php, line 684]

Your tmp directory is NOT writable

The FileEngine is being used for caching. To change the config edit APP/config/core.php

Your database configuration file is present.

Cake is NOT able to connect to the database.

Can someone please guide me step by step process of getting it to work?

[grimdestripador]

Step by step. No. Advice Yes.

php is you've installled is expecting to be able to write to your harddrive. You are going to have to either create the files it wants, then chmod it. Or chmod the folder you want to write to. These chmod changes aren't trivial, and I suggest you read up on securing an internet server before using php (for other than development).

I've used xampp a bit, what I have found is that I usually have to create all sorts of symbolic links, becuase the ubuntu way of separatin g/var and /temp into the root level directories, rather than using /uopt/lampp/var or temp. Most xampp tutorial are accurate as long as you consider that you may need to run

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find / -name filename.ext 2>/dev/null

where teh filename.ext is what your looking for (the .ext is optional, for example folders). After finding the correct folder, you create a symbolic link

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sudo ln -s /path/source /path/destination

where /path/source is the path to the source folder (the one you wish to make a 'short cut' / symbolic link to).

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 sudo chmod 777 /path/folder

where /path/folder is the path to your folder, and 777 represents that Administrators, Users, and Guests can read write modify execute.
If you get it working, i suggest creating a user or group and using

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sudo chown phpGroup -Rv /path/folder 

and then attempting to reduce the permissions back to secure.

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sudo chmod -Rv 644 /path/folder 

Hope I helped.