This guide will walk you through the process of installing Symfony, a popular PHP framework, on your local machine. Make sure you have PHP and Composer installed before you begin.

System Requirements

  • PHP 7.1.3 or higher
  • Composer 1.10.0 or higher

Installation Steps

  1. Install Composer: If you haven't already installed Composer, you can do so by downloading it from Composer's website.

  2. Create a New Project: Open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to create your new Symfony project. Then, run the following command:

    composer create-project symfony/skeleton my_project

    Replace my_project with your desired project name.

  3. Navigate to Your Project: Change directory to your new project:

    cd my_project

  4. Install Dependencies: Run the following command to install all the required dependencies:

    composer install

  5. Run the App: To start the development server, run the following command:

    php bin/console server:run

    You can now access your application by navigating to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Next Steps

After installing Symfony, you might want to explore some of the following resources:

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Symfony on your local machine. Now you can start building your next PHP application with this powerful framework.

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