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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Downloading Git.

The first thing we have to do is go to the official website of the project and download the latest version.

Git installation.

After downloading, just run the installer. In the first window, you accept the license and proceed with the installation.

Then select the installation directory.

Then select some settings to install. I recommend you not to modify anything and continue with the installation.

The wizard offers to create a shortcut in the Start Menu.

Setting Up the Git Installation Parameters in Windows 10

In the next window, select the editor. It is important to realize, that the wizard itself does not recommend using the program’s default editor. Consequently, it is possible to select another one from the list. In my case, I chose Notepad ++ as it is very intuitive and comfortable to use. However, the user can select any of them.

In the next window, select the PATH environment. We recommend using Git as a command line so you can use git bash to launch commands from Git itself. So, leave the default option and continue with the process.

Next, select the SSL/TLS library that Git will use to manage the HTTPS connections. The options are OpenSSL and Windows Secure Channel library. Make your selection according to your needs. Select OpenSSL as the transport layer. On the other hand, if you want to manage the certificates through the Active Directory Domain Services. So you need to select the native Windows library.

Now set up the line ending conversions. The default is a Windows-style checkout. In other words, LF is converted to CRLF when checking out text files and vice versa at commit time. Git implements this conversion to correctly display line jumps in Windows. Likewise, other options can be selected according to the user’s needs.

Here in this window, Git will use a Linux command-line emulator. But in this case, it will be supported by git bash because we’ll be using Git on Windows.

Please leave the following options by default.

Git is offering to enable experimental options. In this case, it improves startup speed but can cause instability. So don’t select it and continue the installation.

After all the parameters are set, the wizard will begin installing the Git client. Please wait a few moments until he finishes his work.

Testing Git.

Once the installation is complete, enter Git into the search bar and launch the git bash. Note that this terminal has the basic functionality and utilities of a Unix shell.

We’ve finally seen how to install Git on Windows 10. It is one of the most widely used version control systems today. I hope this post is useful to you. Before saying goodbye, I invite you to see the article about Syncthing on Windows 10

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