In symfony you can connect your project with a existing database very easily. Just follow the below mentioned steps and you are ready to go.
Step: 1
Open your Terminal or Command prompt and generate a new bundle as usual but be sure the version you are using for symfony m currently using 2.8 thats why the below commands are according to 2.8 version
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$ php app/console generate:bundle |
Now just mention all the settings as asked by the terminal/ command prompt and when your bundle is generated go for next step.
Step: 2
Now go to app/config folder and go to parameters.yml file. There change the database settings as you want i.e. database_driver, username, password and database name (the name of the existing table in that database.
Step: 3
As you have mentioned your database info now we have to import the database and map it to our project. for that just run the command.
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$ php app/console doctrine:mapping:import <YOUR_BUNDLE_NAME> |
When it is done go for next step. And if it shows driver not found or driver Exception, then you need to change some settings in your php.ini file.
Step: 4
Now generate the entities in your project with the command below
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$ php app/console doctrine:generate:entities <YOUR_BUNDLE_NAME> |
And your database is connected and configure with your project. Happy Coding!!!