To get started, you'll need to download Symfony and initialize your local

git repository:

1. Download the `Symfony2 Standard Edition`_without vendors.

#. Download the `Symfony2 Standard Edition`_using Composer:

2. Unzip/untar the distribution. It will create a folder called Symfony with

your new project structure, config files, etc. Rename it to whatever you like.

3. Create a new file called ``.gitignore`` at the root of your new project

(e.g. next to the ``composer.json`` file) and paste the following into it. Files

matching these patterns will be ignored by Git:

..code-block::text

..code-block::bash

in which case, you can findmore informationhere: `Github .gitignore`_

This way you can exclude files/folders often used by your IDE for all of your projects.

required vendor libraries. Formore informationabout downloading Symfony using

Composer, see `Installing Symfony using Composer`_.

4. Initialize your Git repository:

#. Initialize your Git repository:

..code-block::bash

5. Add all of the initial files to Git:

#. Add all of the initial files to Git:

..code-block::bash

6. Create an initial commit with your started project:

..tip::

As you might have noticed, not all files that were downloaded by Composer in step 1,

have been staged for commit by Git. Certain files and folders, such as the project's

dependencies (which are managed by Composer), ``parameters.yml`` (which contains sensitive

information such as database credentials), log and cache files and dumped assets (which are

created automatically by your project), should not be committed in Git. To help you prevent

committing those files and folders by accident, the Standard Distribution comes with a

file called ``.gitignore``, which contains a list of files and folders that Git should

ignore.

..tip::

You may also want to create a ``.gitignore`` file that can be used system-wide.

This allows you to exclude files/folders for all your projects that are created by

your IDE or operating system. For details, see `Github .gitignore`_.

#. Create an initial commit with your started project:

..code-block::bash

7. Finally, download all of the third-party vendor libraries by

executing Composer. For details, see:ref:`installation-updating-vendors`.

At this point, you have a fully-functional Symfony2 project that's correctly

committed to Git. You can immediately begin development, committing the new

changes to your Git repository.

.. _`Git`:http://git-scm.com/

.. _`Symfony2 Standard Edition`:http://symfony.com/download

.. _`Installing Symfony using Composer`:http://symfony.com/doc/current/book/installation.html#option-1-composer

.. _`git submodules`:http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Submodules

.. _`GitHub`:https://github.com/

.. _`barebones repository`:http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository