CakePHP a web development framework running on PHP 7.1, offering a flexible database access layer and a powerful scaffolding system and requiring less code while building web applications. CakePHP provides a basic organizational structure that covers class names, filenames, database table names, and other conventions. While the conventions take some time to learn, by following the conventions CakePHP provides you can avoid needless configuration and make a uniform application structure that makes working with various projects simple. CakePHP comes with built-in tools for input validation, CSRF protection, Form tampering protection, SQL injection prevention, and XSS prevention, helping you keep your application
Yii is a free, open-source, PHP framework best for developing both web applications and APIs. It comes with rich features: MVC, DAO/ActiveRecord, I18N/L10N, caching, authentication and role-based access control, scaffolding, testing, etc.
