Here’s a quick calendar element I whipped up for a CakePHP application I’m writing.  I needed to use the calendar in a number of different places, so creating a view element for it in Cake made the most sense.

Download the source (zipped .ctp file) here: CakePHP Calendar Element

The code is pretty simple.  Pass the element a year and a month when rendering it and it will render that month in a simple table.  It also accepts two additional arguments, a day link and a month link.  The day link allows you to specify what the base URL for each day should be, and similarly, the month link specifies the base URL for traversing months.

Drop the calendar.ctp into your elements directory in your Cake app (usually /app/views/elements) and render it an any view you’d like.  Below is an example of rendering the element with all of its parameters:

<?php
$this->renderElement('calendar', array(
    'year' => 2009,
    'month' => '11',
    'month_link' => '/controller/showmonth/',
    'day_link' => '/controller/showday/'
));
?>

The month link and day link provide the base URLs for linking to additional months and days, allowing you to modify the element for particular controller actions.

Feel free to use this component for anything you’d like, no strings attached.  If you make any improvements or enhancements to it, be sure to share!