how to install symfony in windows 10

Installing Symfony in Windows 10

To install Symfony in Windows 10, you can follow these steps:

  1. Install PHP: Symfony requires PHP to run. You can download the latest version of PHP for Windows from the official PHP website (https://www.php.net/downloads.php). Choose the Windows installer and follow the installation instructions.

  2. Install Composer: Composer is a dependency management tool used by Symfony. You can download the Composer installer for Windows from the official Composer website (https://getcomposer.org/download/). Choose the Windows installer and follow the installation instructions.

  3. Open a Command Prompt: Open a Command Prompt window by pressing Win + R, typing cmd, and pressing Enter.

  4. Install Symfony CLI: Symfony provides a command-line tool called Symfony CLI that simplifies the installation and management of Symfony projects. To install Symfony CLI, run the following command in the Command Prompt:

composer global require symfony/cli

  1. Add Composer's global bin directory to the PATH: Symfony CLI is installed globally using Composer. To make it accessible from anywhere on your system, you need to add Composer's global bin directory to the PATH environment variable. Run the following command in the Command Prompt:

echo %APPDATA%\Composer\vendor\bin >> %PATH%

  1. Verify the installation: To verify that Symfony CLI is installed correctly, run the following command in the Command Prompt:

symfony

If Symfony CLI is installed correctly, you should see the Symfony CLI version and a list of available commands.

  1. Create a new Symfony project: To create a new Symfony project, navigate to the directory where you want to create the project using the cd command in the Command Prompt. Then, run the following command:

symfony new my_project_name --full

Replace my_project_name with the desired name for your project. This command will create a new Symfony project with all the necessary dependencies.

  1. Start the Symfony development server: Once the project is created, navigate to the project directory using the cd command in the Command Prompt. Then, run the following command to start the Symfony development server:

symfony serve

This will start the development server, and you can access your Symfony application by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.

That's it! You have successfully installed Symfony in Windows 10 and created a new Symfony project. You can now start developing your Symfony application.