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The Symfony PHP framework
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2020-12-21
About symfony/symfony
Symfony is a comprehensive PHP framework designed for building web and console applications, along with a collection of reusable PHP components that can be integrated into projects independently. The framework powers thousands of web applications globally and is widely adopted across popular PHP projects, making it one of the most established solutions in the PHP ecosystem.
The project emphasizes stability and predictability through strict semantic versioning and long-term support (LTS) releases, with a documented release process designed to meet business requirements. Installation is straightforward via Composer, and Symfony provides extensive documentation including getting started guides, a demo application, component references, and best practices documentation to help developers at all skill levels master the framework.
Symfony is community-driven with thousands of contributors and an active ecosystem including events, support channels, and comprehensive contribution guidelines for both code and documentation. The project maintains a code of conduct and has a dedicated security disclosure procedure for reporting vulnerabilities responsibly.