Applying PHP 5.3 compatibility patch from Mark Story. Please update your config/core.php, webroot/index.php and webroot/test.php accordingly.

app/config/core.php

@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@
  */
 	Configure::write('Acl.classname', 'DbAcl');
 	Configure::write('Acl.database', 'default');
+/**
+ * If you are on PHP 5.3 uncomment this line and correct your server timezone
+ * to fix the date & time related errors.
+ */
+	//date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
 /**
  *
  * Cache Engine Configuration

app/webroot/index.php

@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@
 	if (!defined('CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH')) {
 		define('CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH', ROOT);
 	}
+/**
+ * PHP 5.3 raises many notices in bootstrap.
+ */
+	if (!defined('E_DEPRECATED')) {
+		define('E_DEPRECATED', 8192);
+	}
+	error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED);
 
 /**
  * Editing below this line should NOT be necessary.

app/webroot/test.php

@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@
  * @lastmodified  $Date$
  * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/opengroup.php The Open Group Test Suite License
  */
-error_reporting(E_ALL);
+/**
+ * PHP 5.3 raises many notices in bootstrap.
+ */
+if (!defined('E_DEPRECATED')) {
+   define('E_DEPRECATED', 8192);
+}
+error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED);
+
 set_time_limit(0);
 ini_set('memory_limit','128M');
 ini_set('display_errors', 1);

cake/bootstrap.php

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 if (!defined('PHP5')) {
 	define('PHP5', (PHP_VERSION >= 5));
 }
+if (!defined('E_DEPRECATED')) {
+	define('PHP5', (PHP_VERSION >= 5));
+}
 require CORE_PATH . 'cake' . DS . 'basics.php';
 $TIME_START = getMicrotime();
 require CORE_PATH . 'cake' . DS . 'config' . DS . 'paths.php';

cake/console/libs/templates/skel/config/core.php

@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@
  */
 	Configure::write('Acl.classname', 'DbAcl');
 	Configure::write('Acl.database', 'default');
+/**
+ * If you are on PHP 5.3 uncomment this line and correct your server timezone
+ * to fix the date & time related errors.
+ */
+	//date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
 /**
  *
  * Cache Engine Configuration

cake/console/libs/templates/skel/webroot/index.php

@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
 	if (!defined('CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH')) {
 		define('CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH', ROOT);
 	}
+/**
+ * PHP 5.3 raises many notices in bootstrap.
+ */
+	if (!defined('E_DEPRECATED')) {
+		define('E_DEPRECATED', 8192);
+	}
+	error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED);
 
 /**
  * Editing below this line should not be necessary.

cake/console/libs/templates/skel/webroot/test.php

@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@
  * @lastmodified  $Date$
  * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/opengroup.php The Open Group Test Suite License
  */
-error_reporting(E_ALL);
+/**
+ * PHP 5.3 raises many notices in bootstrap.
+ */
+if (!defined('E_DEPRECATED')) {
+   define('E_DEPRECATED', 8192);
+}
+error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED);
+
 set_time_limit(0);
 ini_set('memory_limit','128M');
 ini_set('display_errors', 1);

cake/libs/configure.php

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Configure extends Object {
 
 		if (isset($config['debug'])) {
 			if ($_this->debug) {
-				error_reporting(E_ALL);
+				error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED);
 
 				if (function_exists('ini_set')) {
 					ini_set('display_errors', 1);

cake/libs/debugger.php

@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class Debugger extends Object {
  * @access public
  */
 	function handleError($code, $description, $file = null, $line = null, $context = null) {
-		if (error_reporting() == 0 || $code === 2048) {
+		if (error_reporting() == 0 || $code === 2048 || $code === 8192) {
 			return;
 		}