The Definitive Guide to Symfony

By François Zaninotto and Jane Wong

Book Overview

Symfony is arguably the most capable and popular PHP web application framework, enjoying widespread interest by PHP developers around the globe. This book serves as a complete guide to all aspects of the framework, covering installation, configuration, security, and advanced concepts such as scaffolding, routing, caching, and internationalization. It is authored by the Symfony project lead and documentation lead Fabien Potencier and François Zaninotto. Bundled with numerous tools for helping document, debug, and test your applications, and developed in a manner encouraging agile development principles, Symfony is sparking the imagination of thousands of developers around the globe. Accompanied by hundreds of practical code examples, this book will help readers quickly master rapid application development using this popular framework.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590597869
• ISBN13: 9781590597866
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 425 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Imperitive for the Aspiring Symfony Developer

I'm a freelancer that was in search of a framework that would allow me to expeditiously develop applications for my clients, without sacrificing reliability. After researching several PHP-based MVC frameworks, I landed on symnfony due to its comprehensive set of features, strong OOP support, PHP5 utilization, and (very importantly) the great documentation. Yes, this book is available in web format online - but I'm very glad I made the purchase so I could learn the framework as I traveled, and it's much easier to use as a reference (I have it sprawled across my desk as I type this review). If you're looking for a great framework, I'm convinced symfony is it. And if you're looking to learn symfony, and have a resource as you build your skills, this book is what you'll need. The only caviat is, if you have no Object-Oriented programming experience, I would recommend you pick up "Objects, Patterns, & Practice" by Apress before learning symfony.

Also available online

Well written and understandable for such a large chunk of software. You can be the judge yourself, of course, by reading it online before you buy the hard copy. I'd definitely recommend having the real thing if you're just starting with symfony though.. you can't dogear or bookmark the online version.

Excellent book

Symfony is one of the few well documented web application frameworks. Even so, the authors gave a great contribution to those willing to learn the basics as well as the complex aspects of Symfony in a clear, direct manner. Two thumbs up!

It's a great framework and a great book

What separates symfony from the rest of the frameworks at the moment is the documentation. Every noteworthy feature and approach is documented in the book and the Askeet tutorial is great for real-life implementations. If you are serious about Symfony, get this book.

A Must-have for Symfony users!

The power of this amazing framework is truly revealed after you see how much thought has gone into its planning and documentation. I have been using the Symfony framework for six months with great success, but this book has given me a new perspective on Symfony's capabilities. PHP has been a mainstay in my web design business for almost 10 years, and I've used a number of different libraries and frameworks over the years. But nothing I've tried has come close to Symfony. The framework takes out the drudgery of common tasks like form processing and database/object interactions; and it does it in a way that is highly configurable. This book and framework have made web programming fun again. Each chapter walks you through an important framework element from installation and setup to advanced features (cache control, plugin development, optimizing applications). It's written by two of the framework's lead developers. I would consider it a must-have for anyone using the Symfony framework.