I'm currently in the investigation stage of using CakePHP (2.x in particular). I noticed that on the deployment docs I need to set the document root accordingly in httpd.conf, unfortunately for this project I don't have access to httpd.conf nor any directories below the given webroot.
Given that, my two questions are: 1. Is it possible to still run CakePHP without being able to set the document root? 2. Are there any potential downsides in doing this?
Absolutely, you can use CakePHP in any subdirectory. The only thing you may find useful is the RewriteBase directive, which I think is well explained here: How does RewriteBase work in .htaccess
The one other small problem I've noted is that some CakePHP plugins out there do assume a root directory :( which is unfortunate, and I've had to append Router::url("/") when I see those.
Other than that, you should have no problem running CakePHP on a subdirectory.
