About Symfony
Symfony is a PHP framework and a set of reusable components for building web apps, APIs, microservices and command-line tools. Its components are used by many other PHP projects as well as by Symfony itself.
What it does
Symfony covers routing, templates, security, validation, the ORM, email and testing. You can use the full framework to build a complete application or pick individual components for a smaller job. The Console component powers command-line apps, and the framework works with API Platform for APIs and Symfony UX for interfaces built with Turbo and Stimulus.
Key features
- Full-stack framework with routing and security
- Reusable components for PHP projects
- Symfony Console for command-line tools
- API Platform and Symfony UX integration
Who it's for
PHP developers and enterprise teams that want a mature, well documented framework. It suits large applications and API services, and it is also a source of building blocks for teams that use another framework.
Pricing and good to know
Symfony is open source under the MIT licence and free to use. Its components are used in projects such as Drupal, Laravel and Composer, according to the page. Support is available from the community, and the documentation includes a quick tour that needs nothing installed.
Highlights
- Routing, security, ORM and validation included
- Reusable components for PHP projects
- Console component for command-line tools
- API Platform and Symfony UX support
