symfony/process

★ 7,465PHPAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((symfony/process))
    What it does
      Run shell commands
      Capture output
      Check exit codes
      Set timeouts
    Tech stack
      PHP
      Symfony ecosystem
    Use cases
      Wrap CLI tools
      Background jobs
      Process pipelines
    Audience
      PHP developers
      Backend engineers

mindmap root((symfony/process)) What it does Run shell commands Capture output Check exit codes Set timeouts Tech stack PHP Symfony ecosystem Use cases Wrap CLI tools Background jobs Process pipelines Audience PHP developers Backend engineers

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Run an external shell command from a PHP app and capture its stdout and stderr.

USE CASE 2

Set a timeout on a long-running process so it is automatically killed if it takes too long.

USE CASE 3

Check whether a command succeeded or failed and react accordingly in PHP code.

Tech stack

PHPSymfony

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Install via Composer: composer require symfony/process. No other dependencies required.

In plain English

The Symfony Process component is a PHP library that provides a way to run shell commands from within a PHP application. Rather than calling PHP's built-in functions for executing external programs directly, this component wraps that functionality in a cleaner interface that handles details like reading output, managing timeouts, and checking whether a command succeeded or failed. It is one of many standalone components in the Symfony project, a widely used PHP framework. Each component can be used on its own in any PHP project, not just in full Symfony applications. This component is specifically for situations where your PHP code needs to start another process, wait for it to finish, and handle its output. The README is minimal and points to the official Symfony documentation for usage details and to the main Symfony repository for bug reports and contributions.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Using the Symfony Process component in PHP, show me how to run a shell command, capture its output, and throw an exception if it fails.

Prompt 2

How do I use Symfony Process to run a command with a 30-second timeout and stream its output line by line to the browser?

Prompt 3

Show a PHP example using Symfony Process to run a background process and check its exit code after it finishes.

Prompt 4

How do I pass environment variables to a subprocess using the Symfony Process component?

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