PHP Symfony framework course

This chapter begins by explaining the fundamental concept common to web development: HTTP. Regardless of your background or preferred programming language, this chapter is a must-read for everyone.

This course will allow you to understand the Symfony2 basics, the reference PHP framework. Why use a framework? How to create a new web site project with Symfony2, establish test and production environments, designing controllers, templates, manage translation and communicate with a database through Doctrine 2?

Table of contents

• Symfony2 and HTTP Fundamentals
• Symfony2 versus Flat PHP
• Installing and Configuring Symfony
• Creating Pages in Symfony2
• Controller
• Routing
• Creating and using Templates
• Databases and Doctrine
• Databases and Propel
• Testing
• Validation
• Forms
• Security 
• HTTP Cache
• Translations
• Service Container
• Performance
• Internals
• The Symfony2 Stable API
• Overview Symfony2
• Manage the database with Doctrine2
• The Symfony2 router
• The controllers with Symfony2
• The template engine Twig
• Install a bundle with Composer
• Services, theory and creation