[Symfony][1] is a **PHP framework** for web applications and a set of reusable **PHP components**. Symfony is used by thousands of web applications (including BlaBlaCar.com and Spotify.com) and most of the [popular PHP projects][2] (including Drupal and Magento). Installation ------------ * [Install Symfony][4] with Composer or with our own installer (see [requirements details][3]). * Symfony follows the [semantic versioning][5] strictly, publishes "Long Term Support" (LTS) versions and has a [release process][6] that is predictable and business-friendly. Documentation ------------- * Read the [Getting Started guide][7] if you are new to Symfony. * Try the [Symfony Demo application][23] to learn Symfony in practice. * Master Symfony with the [Guides and Tutorials][8], the [Components docs][9] and the [Best Practices][10] reference. Community --------- * [Join the Symfony Community][11] and meet other members at the [Symfony events][12]. * [Get Symfony support][13] on Stack Overflow, Slack, IRC, etc. * Follow us on [GitHub][14], [Twitter][15] and [Facebook][16]. Contributing ------------ Symfony is an Open Source, community-driven project with thousands of [contributors][19]. Join them [contributing code][17] or [contributing documentation][18]. Security Issues --------------- If you discover a security vulnerability within Symfony, please follow our [disclosure procedure][20]. About Us -------- Symfony development is sponsored by [SensioLabs][21], led by the [Symfony Core Team][22] and supported by [Symfony contributors][19]. [1]: https://symfony.com [2]: https://symfony.com/projects [3]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/reference/requirements.html [4]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/setup.html [5]: http://semver.org [6]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/community/releases.html [7]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/page_creation.html [8]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/index.html [9]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/index.html [10]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/best_practices/index.html [11]: https://symfony.com/community [12]: https://symfony.com/events/ [13]: https://symfony.com/support [14]: https://github.com/symfony [15]: https://twitter.com/symfony [16]: https://www.facebook.com/SymfonyFramework/ [17]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/code/index.html [18]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/documentation/index.html [19]: https://symfony.com/contributors [20]: https://symfony.com/security [21]: https://sensiolabs.com [22]: https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/code/core_team.html [23]: https://github.com/symfony/symfony-demo