How to Set up a New Instance of Symfony

1. DNS -Domain Name System
   1. Set up DNS  to recognize “finder”(this is whatever name you want your domain to be) as a domain name.
   2. Point your host to your local machine.
      • where to find the host file: c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
2. Set-up Apache to handle the host
   1. Edit the “httpd.conf” file and add the virtual host.
   2. Restart Apache.
3. Create a Database
   1. Create a database using whatever tool you are comfortable with; I use phpMyAdmin
   2. Create a user to access your database.
   3. Grant permission rights to the user so that they can access the database.
4. Set up Symfony
   1. Download symfony from the symfony website; http://www.symfony-project.org/
   2. Edit the “databases.yml” file that comes with the download (found in: /config/databases.yml) with the dsn, username, and password details for your domain.

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