Web application frameworks are one of the today's hottest topics, presenting developers with proven solutions for building applications faster than ever. symfony is arguably the most capable and popular PHP web application framework, enjoying widespread interest by PHP developers around the globe. Bundled with numerous tools for helping document, debug, and test your applications, and developed in a manner that encourages agile development principles, symfony is sparking the imagination of thousands of developers around the globe.Authored by project and documentation leads Fabien Potencier and François Zaninotto, The Definitive Guide to symfony is a complete guide to all aspects of symfony. You'll explore fundamental concepts like installation, configuration, and security, as well as advanced concepts like scaffolding, routing, caching, and internationalization. With its hundreds of practical code examples, this book will help you quickly master rapid application development using this popular framework.