As of CakePHP 2.3 File is the default cache engine and a different engine must be configured manually.
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Configure::write('App.baseUrl', env('SCRIPT_NAME'));
* Please check the comments in boostrap.php for more info on the cache engines available
* and their setttings.
*/
-$engine = 'File';
+$engine = 'Apc';
// In development mode, caches should expire quickly.
$duration = '+999 days';