Symfony 7 is a high-performance PHP framework built for flexibility and scalability. This guide installs the Symfony CLI and creates a new Symfony 7 web application on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Tested and valid on:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Prerequisites

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server
PHP 8.3 installed
Composer installed
A user with sudo privileges

Step 1 – Install the Symfony CLI

Download and install the Symfony binary:

curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/symfony/stable/setup.deb.sh' | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install symfony-cli -y

Step 2 – Create a New Symfony 7 Web Application

Create a full web app skeleton:

symfony new myapp --version="7.1.*" --webapp
cd myapp

Step 3 – Check PHP Requirements

Verify your environment meets Symfony requirements:

symfony check:requirements

Step 4 – Start the Development Server

Use the Symfony local server:

symfony server:start

Visit https://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser.

Step 5 – Configure the Database

Edit the .env file and set the DATABASE_URL:

nano .env

Example for MySQL:

DATABASE_URL="mysql://myuser:[email protected]:3306/mydb?serverVersion=8.0"

Create the database and run migrations:

php bin/console doctrine:database:create
php bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate

Step 6 – Configure Nginx for Production

Create an Nginx server block pointing to the public/ directory:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/symfony

Add:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name symfony.example.com;
    root /var/www/myapp/public;
    index index.php;
    location / { try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args; }
    location ~ ^/index.php(/|$) {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+.php)(/.*)$;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $realpath_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        internal;
    }
}

Step 7 – Set Production Environment

Update APP_ENV in .env and clear cache:

nano .env  # set APP_ENV=prod
php bin/console cache:clear --env=prod

Conclusion

Symfony 7 is now installed on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The Symfony CLI provides a powerful development environment, while Nginx handles production traffic with PHP 8.3-FPM.

How to Install Symfony 7 on Ubuntu 24.04