README.md

Electron Symfony

This simple project allows to run a Symfony application inside Electron. It's simply a default Electron build (see https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start) with gulp-connect-php, needed to run PHP. Indeed, you can use this to run any PHP application, not just a Symfony one.

You need npm installed on your machine to get this working.

Installation

• clone this repository
• run npm install
• put your Symfony project under project directory. If you prefer a different name, just edit main.js accordingly
• for portability, you should put a php static installation under php directory. If want to just give a try, you could use your already system-wide installed PHP. In this case, edit main.js and point the PHP path to your actual path (in the bin option of php.server()). E.g., for Ubuntu the path is usr/bin/php
• for portability, you should use a sqlite database. If you want to just give a try, you can use a "classic" database (like MySql)
• if your Symfony project is using assets from a CDN, you must copy such assets in your local folders, since CDN assets are not working inside electron. For example, if you're using something like //code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.3.js, you need to downalod jquery-2.2.3.js file and put it under web/js directory, then adjust your templates accordingly.
• Also, if you use jquery, take a look to this issue

Execution

Run npm start

The following screenshot shows an example of Symfony Standard Edition running with DevTools open:

If you want to use DevTools, uncomment the relevant line in main.js