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I've got a CakePHP application sitting in my Drupal (7) web directory. No integration, just had to get it up.<br />
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But ideally, I would want to bake the CakePHP app into the site, via a Drupal Module.<br />
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Is that the right approach? <br />
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Or should I simply allow the CakePHP app be used via an iFrame on a Drupal page, giving the sense that's its part of the site?<br />
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What's the best approach? And how to go about it?
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I've got a CakePHP application sitting in my Drupal (7) web directory. No integration, just had to get it up.

But ideally, I would want to bake the CakePHP app into the site, via a Drupal Module.

Is that the right approach? 

Or should I simply allow the CakePHP app be used via an iFrame on a Drupal page, giving the sense that's its part of the site?

What's the best approach? And how to go about it?

Create a Drupal Module from CakePHP Application?

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