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Symfony 6 Framework: Getting Started (Hands-on 2026) (Udemy.com)

Learn Symfony and see how it compares to Laravel and Next JS. Hands-on tutorial on building PHP8 web app, API included!

Created by: Dr. Artur Karczmarczyk

Last updated March 2026

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What you will learn

  • Symfony Framework 6.4 main concepts: routing, controllers, twig, Doctrine, forms, validation.
  • Create websites, REST APIs and CLI commands using Symfony 6.4.
  • Follow multiple hands-on tutorials to create a Weather Forecast Website & API.
  • Compare Symfony 6.4, Laravel 10 and Next JS 14.
  • Use the modern PHP 8 strict types.
  • The course now features captions, manually created by a dedicated professional team.
  • The course now comes with complimentary free 4-month educational PhpStorm license.

How it compares

Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 86% of them
  • Reviews125#947 of 1,183 by number of reviews
  • Length14.9 hourslonger than 83% of them
  • Last updatedMarch 2026more recently than 70% of them

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Course Description

Would you like to be able to create a basic blog in under 10 minutes? If so, then this course is for you!

This course has been recorded on version 6.3. We went through all the videos and where needed - updated them. The course is now fully compatible with Symfony Framework 6.4 (LTS). We checked the course against Symfony 7.0 and 7.1 and it works! Shortly we'll add 7.0 and 7.1 source codes to our GitHub repo.

Symfony is an amazing modern PHP framework. Modern, but not new. It has been there since 2005, so majority of its childhood problems have been solved long ago. During my career I’ve worked on projects build in Laravel, Cake, CodeIgniter, Next.js, Spring and many more frameworks in various languages. But Symfony is the framework of my choice.

In this beginners / intermediate course, I am going to show you how to get started with Symfony Framework. I assume you have no prior experience with Symfony, but some knowledge of PHP is required. This course is also kept updated to the most cutting-edge Symfony versions, so even if you are an advanced developer - I believe you will find something for you here too!

This is a hands-on course, so not only will I show you the most fundamental concepts of Symfony, but also we will work on a real-world app. We will build a weather forecast system. First as a monolithic website, and then as a backend API, which can be consumed by React, Vue or Vanilla JS apps.

Why to purchase this course? While the documentation on Symfony website will show you all possibilities that the framework offers, in this course I am going to point you to the ways which actually work best. However, I would also like you to get your own opinion on this and other frameworks, so close to the end of the course, I’m going to show you how to achieve similar effects using Laravel and Next.js.

Symfony keeps evolving, and so does this course. When something changes in Symfony, I’m going to create new videos and replace relevant parts of the course. So enroll once and learn continuously.

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Instructor Details

Dr. Artur Karczmarczyk

Hi! My name is Artur. I am a Doctor of Engineering in Computer Science. I have been commercially creating web systems and applications since 2008. First working at various levels of a corporate software house, and then managing my own company IdeaSpot, I have learnt in depth how to be a Full-Stack Web Developer and Software Engineer.


In 2017, my extensive commercial experience allowed me to become an Assistant Professor, and currently Associate Professor at a well-known technical university in Poland. I teach here some very popular courses on web development, project management, design patterns.


I love programming and I love teaching people how simple programming is. Therefore, I have decided to start creating online MOOC courses, so that more people can join me in finding joy in web and software development.

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Reviews

4.7

125 ratings on Udemy

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By Leonid Gutman on 6/11/2026

Good overall, but the Laravel section has some inaccuracies (e.g. no ue of Eloquent features in the seeders and no use of Eloquent's relationship features, both of them for no apparent reason) and lacks a substantiated conclusion on the comparison

By Gunter Robbrecht on 1/2/2026

Inhoudelijk goed, overzichtelijk en ook diepgaand. (soms begrijp ik niet elk woord door de uitspraak van het Engels, maar dat is minimaal. 95% van de tekst is uitstekend verstaanbaar)

By Murat YILMAZ on 10/9/2024

I am so glad I took this course. The explanation is very clear. The flow is very good. I am already half way through the course.

By Giovanni Di Guardo on 7/13/2024

the best symfony course currently on udemy. The teacher is very knowledgeable about Symfony. He explains clearly, starting from the basics and giving the right amount of in-depth analysis on all the topics covered. I really recommend it.

By Wanderson Teixeira on 7/1/2024

It's a good introductory Symfony course, especially if you're already familiar with another framework and want to learn a little about Symfony. As it is a relatively short course, it does not cover topics in depth.

By Nteli Chasan Moustafa Moutlou on 5/20/2024

Dr. Artur Karczmarczyk's course is awesome. Exactly what I want to learn at my Symfony learning journey. It's not boring. Just it's giving the knowledge that you want to start.

By Dennis Hettinga on 3/22/2024

The Good: I had a lot of fun with the course and it helped my understand working with Symfony. The challenges are a really nice part of the course and the support in the q&a and discord is superb. Also; it can be done in a couple of weeks but I feel ready to make projects now so you get a lot of reward for a relatively small amount of effort. The meh: It's a bit sad that there is no actual end product. I was kind of hyped when we got to the api part because I thought we were going to connect our app to a weather api but that wasn't the case. I gave it a 5 star rating and would advice it for everybody who want to learn Symfony. I'm going to steal your templates and connect the app to the local forecast api so I can get some Dutch forecasts displayed. Thanks for the course and the help on Discord. Hope I'll see you again on a different course. ❤️

By Bartek Wolnik on 1/22/2024

Great course for both beginners and advanced programmers. You can learn about new Symfony features introduced in the latest versions, but also gain good programming practices. Highly recommend to extend your knowledge using this course instead of other, outdated courses.

By Jakub Paszkiewicz on 12/1/2023

Great course! Truly comprehensive, catering to both beginners and experienced developers. Practitioners particularly appreciate its emphasis on practical implementation, allowing immediate application of knowledge. With up-to-date content and real-world examples, it's a must for mastering Symfony development.

By Michał Czarnota on 11/26/2023

This course was a highly enriching experience, distinguished by its incorporation of the latest Symfony framework features like #[MapEntity] and #[MapQueryParameters]. The course adeptly balanced theoretical insights with practical applications, fostering a nuanced understanding of Symfony's contemporary relevance in programming paradigms. The instructor's skillful guidance and hands-on exercises not only expanded my knowledge but also provided a practical foundation for utilizing Symfony in real-world projects. In summary, this Symfony course stands out for its timeliness, effective pedagogy, and substantial content, making it a commendable choice for developers seeking to deepen their proficiency in this framework.

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Overall Score : 94 / 100