Prerequisites

To be able to develop comfortably in Symfony we must prepare Windows. For this purpose, it is necessary to install the following components.

• PHP version 7.1.3 or higher. If you want to know how to install it, please check this post.
• You must also have Composer installed. Click here to see how to install it.
• You also need Git. If you want simple instructions on how to install it, please check here.
• Finally, to start programming in Symfony you need a good Integrated Development Environment (IDE). There are many options, however, I show you how to install Visual Code Studio.

Enable the PHP-curl extension.

Symfony requires the php-curl extension to work. Most likely the extension is available, but it is disabled in the php.ini file. If so, just remove the; in the extension, as explained here.

Download Symfony.

The first thing you have to do is go to the official website of the program and download the latest version (5.0.2 at the time of publication).

Then run the file to start the installation. First, select an installation directory.

Then assign the shortcut to the start menu folder.

Then, the assistant adds the program to the environment variable PATH. This is very useful, as it allows you to run Symfony from any console.

Then check the installation options and press Install to begin the process.

Forthwith, the wizard will start downloading the files needed to complete the installation.

Please wait a few moments until the assistant has finished his work.

Configuring Symfony

In the first place, checks if the system meets all the requirements for running Symfony With that in mind, please open the Git Bash and enter the following command:

 symfony check:requirements 

In this case, you can see that the system meets the requirements for running Symfony. Additionally, it offers a number of suggestions to improve the performance of the program

Creating a project with Symfony

There are two options for creating a new project in Symfony. First, you can build a traditional web application. To do so, run the following command:

 symfony new my_project_name --full 

Secondly, there is the option to build a microservice, a console application or API. With that in mind, run the following command:

 symfony new my_project_name 

The only difference between the two commands is the number of required dependencies that are downloaded. In fact, with the FULL variable, all the packages needed to build web applications are installed. Consequently, the installation is larger.

During the process, you have to authorize the access of the program through the Windows firewall.

Testing the project in Symfony.

To be able to run the project, it is necessary to navigate to the installation directory. And then start the server:

cd my-project 
symfony server:start 

Then enter the following in the navigation bar of the browser: http://localhost:8000. If everything has been correct, then you will see Symfony’s initial message.

Conclusion

Ultimately, we have seen how to install Symfony on Windows 10. It can be used as a global application to make any page. In addition, with its template engine, a complete page can be made. It is also widely used to make APIs, which is currently under development. All right, that’s it for now. I hope you’ve learned how to install this wonderful framework. See you later!

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Prerequisite

It is essential to have a web server installed. In this case, we will work with Apache. You must also have PHP installed. In the links I just provided you explain in detail how to install each one.

Downloading Composer

To download Composer just go to its official website, and download the latest version. To download Composer just go to its official website, and download the latest version of Composer Setup.

This file installs the application and then adds the corresponding environment variable. Once downloaded, just run it. Forthwith, the wizard will present two types of normal installation or developer mode. The installation is the most common and includes an uninstaller. The developer version provides absolute control over the wizard and does not include an uninstaller. For purposes of this post, use the normal version:

The wizard then indicates the path of the php installed in the system.

The wizard then verifies the operation of the php command line.

The composer installation wizard is very intuitive. As a matter of fact, for php to work properly, a php.ini file is required. So, if this file is not present, the installation will show an error. But don’t worry, the wizard will detect the failure and offer to create the file php.ini.

Then edit the network configuration. Specifically, the information about a proxy server. If you don’t use it, then don’t tick the box and continue the installation.

Once the previous settings have been made, the wizard will start the installation of Composer in the system.

After installing Composer, the wizard warns that it is necessary to open a new window to run the program.

Finally, the assistant has finished his work and Composer was successfully installed in the system.

Testing Composer

As mentioned above, the Composer installer adds the variable environment automatically. So to test the installation of the program, please open a Command Prompt and execute the following command:

composer --version

As can be seen, we have seen how to install Composer on Windows 10. This tool facilitates the development process using the php language. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Please share on your social networks.

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