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Well hi there! This repository holds the code and scriptfor theSymfony UX: Stimulus.js course on SymfonyCasts.

If you've just downloaded the code, congratulations!!

To get it working, follow these steps:

1) Download Composer dependencies

Make sure you haveComposer installedand then run:

composer install

You may alternatively need to runphp composer.phar install, dependingon how you installed Composer.

2) Database Setup (with Docker)

The easiest way to set up the database is to use thedocker-compose.yamlfile that's included in this project. First, make sure Docker is downloadedand running on your machine. Then, from inside the project, run:

docker-compose up -d

Congrats! You now have a database running! And as long as you use the"symfony binary" web server (described below), theDATABASE_URLenvironment variable will automatically be exposed to your web server:no need to configure.env.

For more information about this approach, seehttps://symfonycasts.com/screencast/symfony5-doctrine

2 Alternative) Database Setup (without Docker)

If you do not want to use Docker, you can also just install and runMySQL manually. When you're done, open the.env file and make anyadjustments you need - specificallyDATABASE_URL. Or, better,you can create a.env.local file andoverride any configurationyou need there (instead of changing.env directly).

3) Database Schema

To actuallycreate the database and get some tables, run:

symfony console doctrine:database:createsymfony console doctrine:schema:update --forcesymfony console doctrine:fixtures:load

This uses thesymfony binary, butsymfony console is identicaltophp bin/console, except that this allows theDATABASE_URLenvironment variable to be injected if you're using Docker.

If you get an error that the database exists, that shouldbe ok. But if you have problems, completely drop thedatabase (doctrine:database:drop --force) and try again.

4) Start the symfony web server

You can use Nginx or Apache, but Symfony's local web serverworks even better - especially if you're using Docker forthe database.

To install the Symfony local web server, follow"Downloading the Symfony client" instructions foundhere:https://symfony.com/download - you only need to do thisonce on your system.

Then, to start the web server, open a terminal, move into theproject, and run:

symfony serve -d

(If this is your first time using this command, you may see anerror that you need to runsymfony server:ca:install first).

Now check out the site athttps://localhost:8000. Enjoy!

If you have suggestions or questions, please feel free toopen an issue on this repository or comment on the courseitself. We're watching both :).

And as always, thanks so much for your support and lettingus do what we love!

<3 Your friends at SymfonyCasts