PHP Symfony 7: Build a Complete CMS Blog System 2026

Skip the next two videos if you already downloaded VS Code and exam, and start the course right away.

Install xampp to set up a local server stack with Apache, MySQL, PHP, and phpMyAdmin; download from Apache Friends, configure components, allow firewall, and access localhost/index.php.

Install Visual Studio Code by downloading for Windows, accepting the license, and installing, then start coding with me. Other editors like php storm, sublime, or text plus plus also work.

Discover essential PHP and Symfony extensions to install for this course, including PHP debug, PHP profiler, namespace resolver, and twig code snippets; learn to use vs code extensions for development.

Experience a short disclaimer where the instructor explains they will not remove mistakes, showing how Symfony works through errors to bring you closer to coding in this first Symfony course.

Explore the project template to build a landing page, index page, login and register flows, and a contact page, with categories and accompanying code in the resources section.

Learn to install and integrate the Symfony CLI on Windows, using either CLI integration or composer-based project creation. Configure your PATH and verify the installation by running symfony --v.

Create a new Symfony web project with the command line interface, install Twig and the bundler, and run the dev server, creating a home controller for future authentication.

This lecture guides you through building a Symfony 7 authentication system: create a user entity, run migrations, and generate a registration form with email uniqueness and validation.

Create and integrate a login system in Symfony 7, generating a login controller and template, handling validation and errors, and enabling logout while extending the user entity with a username.

Validate the authentication system by ensuring logged-in users see their username, protect login and register routes, and redirect authenticated users to the home page using the security class.

Integrate a theme into a Symfony 7 project by moving assets to public/assets and updating the base template with asset directives for CSS and JS, enabling login and register pages.

Build a posts entity and controller, fetch all posts via a repository, and render them in Twig, while updating the navbar to show login or user options based on authentication.

Build new posts in a Symfony 7 blog by rendering the create post form, updating the post entity with an image field, and running migrations.

Submit a form to the store posts route, capture title, subtitle, body, category name, user id, and image, then persist with the entity manager and redirect to create posts.

Display post details in a Symfony 7 CMS blog by loading a post by id via the post repository and rendering it with Twig, with flash messages for feedback.

Learn to delete posts in a Symfony app using the post repository and entity manager, including id-based removal, flushing, flash messages, and login-based access control.

Load and display a post's data in an edit form, preparing for update, and ensure deleting a post also removes its image file from the uploads folder.

Learn how to update posts in a content management system by building the update route, processing form data (title, subtitle, body, category name, image), and handling image replacement.

Learn to enforce post ownership by validating that only the creator can update or delete their posts, using front-end checks and back-end verification in a Symfony 7 CMS.

Create a category entity with name and created_at, run migrations, and render all categories on the home page by fetching from the category repository and looping in the view.

Create a category posts page by routing /category/{name}, fetch posts by category name via the entity manager, and render the category_posts view to display posts in each category.

Create posts with a category selector by loading categories, populating a select box, and assigning a category to a post during creation.

Build a comments feature in a Symfony 7 content management system by creating a comment entity and controller, migrating database, and handling form submission to store and display post comments.

Display comments for every post by fetching comments via post_id, render them in the post view with a for-each loop, and show a no comments yet message when none exist.

Delete comments in a Symfony 7 blog by implementing delete route, using the comment repository and entity manager, flushing changes, and redirecting back to the post page with a confirmation.

Ensure only the comment author can delete comments by validating user IDs on the frontend and backend, and update the comment entity for a Symfony 7 CMS.

Learn to enforce authentication across posts and comments in a Symfony CMS by guarding create, edit, and delete routes, hiding forms, and proper access checks.

Create a profile page that lists the logged-in user's posts by adding a profile controller and route, fetching posts by user id, and handling empty states.

Design and code an admin panel from scratch in PHP Symfony 7, enabling admin management, category and post control, and a login-only access with in-panel admin creation.

Learn to build an admin panel for a cms blog by creating a login page, an admin entity (email, name, password, roles as JSON), and migrations.

Discover how to implement admin login in a Symfony 7 CMS by configuring security, the admin entity, and firewall, plus login form and access control.

Validate admin authentication with Symfony to hide login links, show admin names, and restrict access to admin sections while providing a logout flow and dynamic UI.

Display dashboard statistics by injecting post, category, comment, and admin repositories in the dashboard index, count each, and send the results to the template for display.

Display all admins by querying the admin repository for all records, pass them to a dedicated admins view, and render them in the dashboard with a dynamic loop.

Create new admins by rendering a form and posting to the store admins route. Hash the password with a hasher, then persist with the entity manager and update security config.

Learn to display categories in a Symfony 7 admin panel by wiring a category repository, creating the categories template, and rendering a live categories list with routing to all categories.

Create new categories in the Symfony CMS blog by submitting a category form, routing to store categories, persisting with the entity, and showing admin flash messages in the twig template.

Update categories by opening the edit form for a specific category and submitting the updated name. Use the category repository and update categories route to persist changes.

Delete the admin delete-categories route in a Symfony 7 CMS by locating the category with the repository, removing it via the entity manager, flushing, and redirecting to all categories.