Hi there!
To get it working, follow these steps:
Download Composer dependencies
Make sure you have Composer installed and then run:
composer install
Setup .env.local
If the DATABASE_DSN in .env doesn't work for you, create a new .env.local
file and override it there.
Setup the Database
Again, make sure .env.local is setup for your computer if needed. Then, create
the database and the schema!
php bin/console doctrine:database:create
php bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate
php bin/console doctrine:fixtures:load
If you get an error that the database exists, that should
be ok. But if you have problems, completely drop the
database (doctrine:database:drop --force) and try again.
Start the Symfony web server
You can use Nginx or Apache, but Symfony's local web server works even better.
To install the Symfony local web server, follow "Downloading the Symfony client" instructions found here: https://symfony.com/download - you only need to do this once on your system.
Then, to start the web server, open a terminal, move into the project, and run:
symfony serve
(If this is your first time using this command, you may see an
error that you need to run symfony server:ca:install first).
Now check out the site at http://localhost:8000
For convenience
If you are using PhpStorm you may install and enable the Symfony Plugin via the preferences which provides more auto-completion for Symfony projects.
Have fun!