Symfony Build: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of x bytes exhausted

If you run a symfony command, it is run by php cli, not apache.

So increase the memory_limit to 128M in the /etc/php5/cli/php.ini file. Building will work fine.:)

Create Plugin in Symfony

1. Install: sfTaskExtraPlugin
2. Generate a plugin (example): symfony generate:plugin sfPaypalPlugin
3. Generate a module (paypal) in a plugin (sfPaypalPlugin): symfony generate:plugin-module sfPaypalPlugin paypal

Allow Website from Fix IPs in Apache

Add this to the directory configuration in virtualhost:

Order Deny, Allow
Deny from All
Allow from 110.70.55.154 10.0.0. 173.0.82.126 127.0.0.1

Disable Apache Server Signature

Add ServerSignature Off to virtualhost configuration. Restart Apache.

Remove Accents in String with ICONV

Don't forget: Iconv translit is locale sensitive. You must first set locale:

// remove hungarian accents
// magyar ékezetek eltávolítása
setlocale(LC_ALL, 'hu_HU.UTF8');
$text = iconv('UTF-8', 'ASCII//TRANSLIT', 'árvíztűrő tükörfúrógép');
echo $text = str_replace(array('\'', '"', ':'), array(), $text);

url_for Helper in Action in Symfony

$this->getContext()->getConfiguration()->loadHelpers(array('Url'));
// now you can use url_for()

Install Symfony Plugin: Warning: require_once(PEAR.php): failed to open stream

1. If you try to install a plugin (ex. prestaPaypalPlugin) with symfony cli and get something like this...
   sakra:/var/www/sakra# ./symfony plugin:install prestaPaypalPlugin
   >> plugin    installing plugin "prestaPaypalPlugin"
   Warning: require_once(PEAR.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in mnt/vol1/vol1/www/sakra/lib/vendor/symfony/lib/plugin/sfPearEnvironment.class.php on line 15
   Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'PEAR.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /mnt/vol1/vol1/www/sakra/lib/vendor/symfony/lib/plugin/sfPearEnvironment.class.php on line 15
2. Run: apt-get update
3. Run: apt-get install php-pear
4. Run again: ./symfony plugin:install prestaPaypalPlugin
5. If you get an error like this...
   No release available for plugin "prestaPaypalPlugin" in state "stable"
6. Run with -s parameter (to enable beta plugins): ./symfony plugin:install -s beta prestaPaypalPlugin
   
   

Parse YML (Yaml) Files In Action in Symfony

$myarray = sfYaml::load(sfConfig::get('sf_config_dir').'/myconf.yml');

Disable Symfony Application for Maintenance

1. Put check_lock: true inside the (ex.) prod section of apps/frontend/config/settings.yml.
2. Create an unavailable.php file in the root config dir (project folder/config).
3. Clear the cache (symfony cc).
4. Run symfony project:disable frontend prod to disable the prod environment of the frontend application. To enable, just change the disable word to enable.

Format Date Based On User Culture in Action in Symfony

$user_culture = $this->getUser()->getCulture();
$formatdate = new sfDateFormat($user_culture);
echo $formatdate->format(strtotime('2012-02-08'), 'd'); // 'd' is a pattern