CakePHP Shared core for multiple apps

Question

On my local setup I have a load of different CakePHP websites. I\'m using a Mac so the folder structure is something like ~/Users/cameron/Sites/sample-website a

Answer 1

Is this a misunderstanding of the folder structure of CakePHP?

From the docs (CakePHP folder structure):

• The app folder will be where you work your magic: it’s where your application’s files will be placed.
• The cake folder is where we’ve worked our magic. Make a personal commitment not to edit files in this folder. We can’t help you if you’ve modified the core.

So the cake folder shouldn't change between all of your uses, therefore you have 1 copy. You can always change some of the functionality of the core by making your own changes in the app folder i.e. extending.