Question

2 otherwise independent Cakephp applications are to share some mostly presentation related resources, e.g.

• CSS files
• Javascript files
• Custom Helpers
• Elements
• Layouts

For the helpers, it would be sufficient to create a plugin that can be used in both applications. But I could not figure out if there is a way to share application-wide layout and css files for example?

Answer 1

Theme:

CSS
Javascript
Elements
Layouts

Plugin:

Helpers

If you are already using a theme, you can make a plugin with the assets and use it like

echo $this->Html->css('AssetPlugin.something');

You can bundle it as a standalone plugin and use git submodules to include in various projects.