symfony/http-foundation 's direct dependencies. Data on all dependencies, including transitive ones, is available via CSV download.| Name | Version | Size | License | Type | Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| symfony/polyfill-mbstring | v1.29.0 | - | MIT | prod | |
| symfony/polyfill-php83 | v1.29.0 | - | MIT | prod |
The Symfony HttpFoundation component provides an object-oriented abstraction layer to work with the HTTP specification. Its robust architecture makes it easier for developers to handle HTTP requests and responses and even session management in their PHP applications.
To use the Symfony HttpFoundation package, you should first install it using composer. Open your terminal and run the following command:
composer require symfony/http-foundation
After the package is installed, you can use it in your PHP code. For instance, to create and send HTTP responses, you can do:
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
$response = new Response('Hello World', Response::HTTP_OK, ['content-type' => 'text/plain']);
$response->send();
In this code, we first leverage the composer’s autoloading feature to use the Response class from the Symfony HttpFoundation package. Then we create a new response object with some content, a status code, and a header. Lastly, we send the response.
The documentation for how to use the symfony/http-foundation package and various features it provides is detailed on the Symfony official site. The documentation provides insight into the core concepts and functionality of the HttpFoundation component, guidance for its usage, as well as relevant examples.
