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Tour Connecting Routes Route Elements Reserved Route Elements Configuring Route Options Passing Parameters to Action Using Named Routes Prefix Routing Creating Links to Prefix Routes Plugin Routing Creating Creating Links to Plugin Routes SEO-Friendly Routing Matching Specific HTTP Methods Matching Specific Hostnames Routing File Extensions Connecting Scoped Middleware Grouping Middleware RESTful Routing Nested Resource Routes Limiting the Routes Created Changing the Controller Actions Used Mapping Additional Resource Routes Prefixed Resource Routing Custom Route Classes for Resource Routes URL Inflection

Connecting Routes Route Elements Reserved Route Elements Configuring Route Options Passing Parameters to Action Using Path Routing Using Named Routes Prefix Routing Creating Links to Prefix Routes Plugin Plugin Routing Creating Links to Plugin Routes SEO-Friendly Routing Matching Specific HTTP Methods Matching Specific Hostnames Routing File Extensions Route Scoped Middleware Grouping Middleware RESTful Routing Nested Resource Routes Limiting the Routes Created Changing the Controller Actions Used Mapping Additional Resource Routes Prefixed Resource Routing Custom Route Classes for Resource Routes URL Inflection

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names, etc.) and create readable, understand- able action names. You can map URLs to your code using “routes” covered later on. The single instruction in the action uses set() to pass data from the controller is recommended that you use the array format. This is explained in more detail in the section on Routes. Using the array format for URLs allows you to take advantage of CakePHP’s re- verse routing capabilities FormHelper to prompt the user with a JavaScript confirmation dialog before they attempt to delete a post. Routes For some, CakePHP’s default routing works well enough. Developers who are sensitive to user-friendliness