Symfony Blog

A Facebook-like app for individuals and teams with powerful functionalities for team work and organization. Made in Symfony, a popular PHP Framework for its base and core functionalities on the server side.

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Demo
• Getting Started
• Installation
• Usage
• Folder Structure
• Contributing
• License

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Features

• Symfony Web Application - Uses Symfony for dynamic rendering of the html content.
• Responsive Design - Adapts to different screen sizes (desktop, tablet, mobile).
• Minimalist Styling - CSS-in-JS for a simple and clean look.

Demo

Check out the live demo here: Live Demo URL.

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Getting Started

These instructions will guide you on how to set up and run the project locally.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 16.x or above)
• PHP (version 8.x or above)
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• Composer (PHP Package Manager)
• Maker Bundle (For easy deployment)
• Symfony CLI (Optional)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

      git clone https://github.com/LinkNexus/Symfony-Blog.git
   cd Symfony-Blog

2. Create an .env file at the root of the project.

   touch .env

3. In the .env.local file, override necessary environment variables. In case you have no mailing services, you can use mailpit which is very simple to use.

   MAILER_DSN=your mailer configuration
   REDIRECT_DESKTOP=http://symfony-blog.local.wip:8000
   REDIRECT_MOBILE=http://m-symfony-blog.local.wip:8000

   • Using MySQL

   DATABASE_URL="mysql://{your username}:{your password}@127.0.0.1:3306/{your database name}?serverVersion=8.0.32&charset=utf8mb4"

   • Using MariaDB

   DATABASE_URL="mysql://{your username}:{your password}@127.0.0.1:3306/{your database name}?serverVersion=10.11.2-MariaDB&charset=utf8mb4"

   • Using PostgreSQL

   DATABASE_URL="postgresql://{your username}:{your password}@127.0.0.1:5432/{your database name}?serverVersion=16&charset=utf8"

4. Create the database, migrations and modify the database

   • Using PHP

   mkdir migrations
   php bin/console make:migration
   php bin/console doctrine:migration:migrate

   • Using Symfony CLI

   mkdir migrations
   symfony console make:migration
   symfony console doctrine:migration:migrate

5. Install the dependencies:

   npm install
   composer install

6. Start the development server:

   php -S localhost:8000 -t public/
   npm run dev

7. Open your browser and visit http://localhost:8000 to see the blog.

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Usage

• Styling: The styling is made by pure CSS.
• Build for Production: Run npm run build to create an optimized production build in the build/ directory.

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