Our previous tutorial showed you how to install Symfony 5 framework on Ubuntu with Apache2. This one shows you how to run it with Nginx instead. For the uninitiated, Symfony is a free, open-source, reusable PHP components and framework that help speed up the creation and maintenance of your PHP web and API applications. This PHP framework is designed for ease of use to allow webmasters to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile. For more about Symfony, please check their Homepage To get started with installing the Symfony framework, follow the steps below:

Install Nginx HTTP Server

Symfony framework works as a web server and the Nginx HTTP server is the most popular open-source web server available today. To install and use Nginx with Symfony, run the commands below: After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots. Now that Nginx is installed. to test whether the web server is working, open your browser and browse to the URL below. If you see the page above, then Nginx is successfully installed.

Symfony is a PHP-based framework and PHP is required. However, PHP 7.2-FPM may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. To run PHP 7.2-FPM on Ubuntu 16.04 and previous, you may need to run the commands below: Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2-FPM and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2-FPM, run the commands below to open the PHP default configuration file for Nginx. The lines below are a good setting for most PHP-based CMS. Update the configuration file with these and save. Every time you make changes to the PHP configuration file, you should also restart the Nginx web server. To do so, run the commands below: sudo systemctl restart nginx.service

Download Symfony Latest Release

To get Symfony latest release you may want to use Composer. Composer allows you to download and manage packages and their dependencies easily. To install Composer on Ubuntu, run the commands below: After installing Composer above, change the Nginx home directory and download Symfony packages into a new project folder called symfony5. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for the Symfony root directory and give Nginx control.

Configure Nginx

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Symfony. This file will control how users access Symfony content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called symfony. Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.

Enable the Symfony

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name or server IP address of the host. You should then see Symfony 5 homepage. Symfony 5 framework application is now ready and you can start working on it. Conclusion: This post shows you how to install Symfony 5 framework on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report it. You may also like the post below: