{"id":7097,"date":"2024-03-06T02:46:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/?p=7097"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T06:28:22","slug":"symfony-php-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/symfony-php-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Symfony PHP Framework &#8211; Choosing Best PHP Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHP is the most popular server-side programming language to date. It is not just open-source but also rich in features and has all the functionality that paid scripting languages offer.<\/p>\n<p>A PHP Framework is a basic platform, a collection of classes, which\u00a0provides structure to develop web applications. PHP frameworks\u00a0offer developers the ability to build more complex, secure, and well-rounded web applications faster than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/top-10-php-cms-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top PHP frameworks<\/a> that are being used heavily these days.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we are going to talk about the Symfony framework. Symfony is an open-source MVC framework for rapidly developing modern web applications. Symfony is a full-stack web framework. It contains a set of reusable PHP components. Symfony is mainly inspired by Ruby on Rails, Django, and Spring web application frameworks.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Suggested Post:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<a title=\"Top PHP Frameworks \u2013 Everything You Need To Know\" href=\"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/top-php-frameworks-everything-need-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Top PHP Frameworks \u2013 Everything You Need To Know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Symfony has a well-organized structure, the clean code, which makes web development easier. \u00a0Symfony is very flexible and used to build micro-sites and handle enterprise applications.<\/p>\n<p>now let&#8217;s look into the features of Symfony that make it a popular framework among web developers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Microframework: Symfony can be used to develop a specific functionality. You don\u2019t need to redevelop or install the entire framework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Flexibility: Programmers can easily extend all framework classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Reduces development time overhead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Extremely mature templating engine and quickly delivers content to the users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Model-View-Controller based system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Code reusable and easier to maintain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Session management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Full-featured database classes with support for several platforms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Security against cross-site request forgery and other attacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Set of decoupled and reusable components<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>High performance, due to bytecode caching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/top-php-frameworks-everything-need-know\/\">Top PHP Frameworks \u2013 Everything You Need To Know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Symfony framework&#8217;s component can be used as a part of other applications like Laravel, Drupal, Joomla, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Symfony Architecture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Symfony is the collection of <strong>Components<\/strong> and <strong>Bundles<\/strong>. Components are parts of the Framework that handle a certain task. They can also be used without the Framework. In other words building blocks of a Symfony application. Components are a collection of classes providing a single core functionality. For example, the <b>Cache component<\/b> provides cache functionality, which can be added to any application. Symfony has several high-quality components, which are used in other top frameworks like Laravel.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Recommended Post:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<a title=\"Top 10 PHP CMS\" href=\"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/top-10-php-cms-platforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Top 10 PHP CMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bundles, a collection of code and other files written for use in a Symfony application. They are like <a href=\"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-wordpress-according-using-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plugins<\/a>. A single bundle can use any number of Symfony components and also third-party components to provide features such as Web framework, database access, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Symfony core web framework is a bundle called FrameworkBundle and there is a bundle called FrameworkExtraBundle, which provides more sophisticated options to write a web application.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7100 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/symfony-architecture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/symfony-architecture.jpg 600w, https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/symfony-architecture-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Technologies that are using Symfony:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It includes famous CMS and e-commerce <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PHP\">PHP frameworks<\/a>. In CMS, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, eZ Publish, \u00a0Typo3, Sulu, Bolt, and Page Kit are a few well-known names.<\/p>\n<p>If we talk about PHP frameworks, Laravel is the most famous framework. Other frameworks are \u00a0Lumen, Silex, Neos Flow, and the PPI framework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roadmap:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Symfony uses a time-based model to release its updates. \u00a0A new version. the minor version comes in every six months, one releases in May and the other in November.<\/p>\n<p>Symfony 3.3 is the current stable version and will be maintained up to July 2018. So according to the time-based model, Symfony is going to release its new version on November 30, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>We will find many modifications in Symfony 4 like application Bundles being removed, the application directory structure being easier to navigate, config parameters are now environment variables, and many more. Symfony 4 will be more simple, easy to install, easy to configure, and easy to deploy.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrading will be smooth, the current projects that want to upgrade to version 4, first must be upgraded to version 3.4, which provides total compatibility with any Symfony 3. x version. Then projects are ready to upgrade to Symfony 4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Check Out: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/what-is-sass\/\">What is SASS (Syntactically Awesome Stylesheet)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion: Symfony PHP Framework<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Symfony 3.3 is an amazing version with loads of features to use and ease things for a developer and Symfony 4.0 is ready to be launched on 30th November 2017. Make sure you are upgrading yourself with all the new and latest options Symfony 4 is offering. We&#8217;ll be covering a blog for the upcoming features of Symfony 4. 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