Where to go next

That's it! You've seen the essentials: pages, routes, controllers, templates, services, the database, validation and the console. This is how Symfony feels every day: explicit, typed code with the framework doing the repetitive work for you.

Ready to build something real? Install the Symfony CLI and create a new Symfony app: micro or full-featured.

Your next steps: the Advanced Tour below shows some of the most impressive Symfony features in small doses. When you want depth, Symfony: The Fast Track (the free official book) builds a complete project step by step, and the documentation covers everything else.

And you won't walk alone: Symfony has one of the largest communities in PHP, with thousands of contributors, conferences around the world and many places to ask for help.