In CakePHP, there are a number of different types of cache that can be generated and stored by the framework, such as view cache, configuration cache, and data cache. Here are some steps you can follow to clear the cache in a CakePHP application:

1. Clear the view cache: The view cache stores compiled versions of view files to improve performance. To clear the view cache, you can use the clear_cache shell command:

bin/cake cache clear_cache

You can also clear the view cache by deleting the files in the tmp/cache/views directory.

2. Clear the configuration cache: The configuration cache stores a compiled version of your application’s configuration files to improve performance. To clear the configuration cache, you can use the clear_cache shell command:

bin/cake cache clear_cache --config

You can also clear the configuration cache by deleting the files in the tmp/cache/persistent directory.

3. Clear the data cache: The data cache stores the results of complex database queries to improve performance. To clear the data cache, you can use the clear_cache shell command:

bin/cake cache clear_cache --data

You can also clear the data cache by deleting the files in the tmp/cache/data directory.

These are the basic steps for clearing the cache in a CakePHP application. You can also use the clear_cache shell command to clear all types of cache at once:

bin/cake cache clear_cache --all