how to write web services using cakephp

Question

Is it possible to write web services in CakePHP? any sample tutorial?

Answer 1

Webservices are not really different from normal web applications. The main difference is the output.

Because you don't tell what kind of service you want to build, I only can give general advice.

Answer 2

Yes, just format the output as XML or JSON or something else instead of HTML.

Answer 3

By adding two lines of code to your routes.php file you can lay the groundwork for a simple RESTful webservice using your existing models and controllers.

http://book.cakephp.org/view/1239/The-Simple-Setup