# I need help with my code/Installing CakePHP **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 25, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/i-need-help-with-my-code-installing-cakephp/12831 "2026-04-25T05:44:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
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Thus, this is my code. I have an h() here which I heard is only allowed with CakePHP. How do I install CakePHP? ```auto Register

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The `h` function in CakePHP is just a convenient wrapper around the `htmlspecialchars`, which works recursively on arrays, and with handling for objects. If that’s the only thing you need from Cake, just copy it from [cakephp/src/Core/functions.php at 9be7d02971f1187ccad6538abb699eceef548065 · cakephp/cakephp · GitHub](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/9be7d02971f1187ccad6538abb699eceef548065/src/Core/functions.php#L105).