Role
Required
PHP in the Symfony stack
This page explains what PHP means in the Symfony stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.
PHP is included by default and treated as a required part of the Symfony stack.
Base service
PHP (Symfony)
Type
service
Delivery
Boilerplate or your repository
Stack fit
How PHP fits into this stack
PHP is included by default and treated as a required part of the Symfony stack.
This stack service is based on PHP (Symfony) and keeps the service-specific setup for Symfony in one place.
It is linked to PostgreSQL and Mailpit inside the stack.
Version policy
Available versions include 8.5, 8.4, 8.3, 8.2.
Delivery
Start from a boilerplate or connect your repository
PHP includes a ready starting point for the Symfony stack.
Symfony on Wodby
Use this boilerplate as a working starting point for your application.
wodby/symfony-boilerplateInclusion
Enabled by default: Yes
Required: Yes
Primary: No
Connections
db: PostgreSQL
sendmail: Mailpit
Storage
This stack service does not define persistent volume sizes.
Stack-specific technical details
Review the operational capabilities exposed by PHP inside this stack, including backups, imports, configs, settings, cron, actions, storage, and service links where they exist.
Actions
Keep one-off and lifecycle commands with the service instead of relying on manual runbooks.
Run migrations
Trigger: post deploy.
Service links
See how services are wired together so dependencies stay consistent across environments.
DBMS
Linked to PostgreSQL. Optional.
Mail Transfer Agent
Linked to Mailpit. Optional.