Symfony-project.org - Open Source Web PHP Framework

Symfony is an open source web application framework for PHP5 projects. Its aim is to simplify things, to speed up the development of web apps and to replace repetitive coding tasks. Symfony can be installed easily with Windows or Unix providing you’ve already got PHP 5. It’s compatible with most database systems and it’s easy to learn. What’s more, it’s flexible for projects both small and complex. It’s aimed at enterprises so users have full control over configuration—directory structure, libraries, etc, can be customized to match your business. Besides that, it’s got smart urls, ajax support, scaffolding, cache management, object model and simple templating and helpers. Users can start right away and download the app, or they can browse projects in the guide book. Symfony is completely free and is published under the MIT license. Tutorials and books are available to help you get started.

“Based on the best practices of web development, thoroughly tried on several active websites, symfony aims to speed up the creation and maintenance of web applications, and to replace the repetitive coding tasks by power, control and pleasure.

Symfony provides a lot of features seamlessly integrated together.”

Sympfony combines the best of web development to give users a simple, efficient creation platform. It’s packed with features and its completely open source so users don’t have to pay outrageous fees to use it. There’s also a thriving community behind Symfony to provide support for any problems.

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