Starting with Symfony2 and creating bundles

Question

I am trying to start use Symfony2, and i have troubles with a first step. In the documentation I found

To create a bundle called AcmeHelloBundle (a play bundle that you'll build in this chapter), run the following command and follow the on-screen instructions (use all of the default options):

php app/console generate:bundle --namespace=Acme/HelloBundle
> --format=yml

and I really don’t understand where should I write this string? In which program or in which file?

Answer 1

As Molecule Man said, it's a command line thing. But just to give a few more details:

1. Open up a console window (also called a command prompt in Windows)

2. Type "php --version" (no quotes). It should come back with a version number. If it says something like "can't find php" then you need to set a path to php.

3. Change directory to your Symfony directory

4. Type "php app/console" If everything is working then you will see a list of available commands. There are many things you can do from the command line.

5. If you happen to be on a unix system then you can make console executable and just use "./app/console"

6. Now try creating your bundle