John Davidson

Message:

I am working on a website that was build using cakephp. I want to add the option for visitors of the website to make a appointment, then this should automatically be added to my outlook calender.

I found this tutorial from Microsoft on how to use the Microsoft graph API with php, however its made in laravel since I am not familiar with cakephp I was wondering on if it is a lot diffrent to do the same in cakephp or maybe there is a better or simpler solution. I wasnt realy able to find a guide or example made with cakephp (if you know of one that would be great).

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

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My Answer:
In CakePHP, you can still use the Microsoft Graph API to save a meeting in your Outlook calendar. The process will be similar to the Laravel tutorial you found, but you will need to adapt it to work with CakePHP's MVC structure.

Here are the general steps you can follow:

1. Set up authentication with Microsoft Graph API in CakePHP. You will need to create an Azure AD application and get the necessary credentials to authenticate with the API.

2. Create a form on your website where visitors can input their appointment details.

3. When the form is submitted, use CakePHP's controller to make a POST request to the Microsoft Graph API to create a new event in your Outlook calendar.

4. Handle the response from the API and display a success message to the user.

You can refer to the Laravel tutorial for guidance on how to interact with the Microsoft Graph API using PHP. The concepts will be similar in CakePHP, but you will need to adapt the code to fit CakePHP's conventions.

If you encounter any specific issues or need help with a particular step, feel free to ask for assistance. Good luck with implementing this feature on your CakePHP website!