feature #4811 Simplified some Symfony installation instructions (javiereguiluz)

This PR was merged into the 2.3 branch.

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Simplified some Symfony installation instructions

| Q             | A
| ------------- | ---
| Doc fix?      | yes
| New docs?     | no
| Applies to    | all
| Fixed tickets | #4672 (partially)

Before merging, the Symfony Installer must release its new version. Last time I checked, creating a new project based on a branch was ready in the GitHub repository, but not in the distributed installer.

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004e0ad Moved the location of the labels
c8b16cf Added labels for removed headings
11ac563 Fixed some bash comments
a4451ce Updated the new Symfony installation instructions
4904d36 Simplified some Symfony installation instructions

Author: weaverryan

best_practices/creating-the-project.rst

@@ -8,35 +8,15 @@ In the past, Symfony projects were created with `Composer`_, the dependency mana
 for PHP applications. However, the current recommendation is to use the **Symfony
 Installer**, which has to be installed before creating your first project.
 
-Linux and Mac OS X Systems
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Open your command console and execute the following:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-    $ curl -LsS http://symfony.com/installer > symfony.phar
-    $ sudo mv symfony.phar /usr/local/bin/symfony
-    $ chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/symfony
-
-Now you can execute the Symfony Installer as a global system command called
-``symfony``.
-
-Windows Systems
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Open your command console and execute the following:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-    c:\> php -r "readfile('http://symfony.com/installer');" > symfony.phar
+.. best-practice::
 
-Then, move the downloaded ``symfony.phar`` file to your projects directory and
-execute it as follows:
+    Use the Symfony Installer to create new Symfony-based projects.
 
-.. code-block:: bash
+Read the :doc:`installation chapter </book/installation>` of the Symfony Book to
+learn how to install and use the Symfony Installer.
 
-    c:\> php symfony.phar
+.. _linux-and-mac-os-x-systems:
+.. _windows-systems:
 
 Creating the Blog Application
 -----------------------------

book/installation.rst

@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ Installing and Configuring Symfony
 
 The goal of this chapter is to get you up and running with a working application
 built on top of Symfony. In order to simplify the process of creating new
-applications, Symfony provides an installer that must be installed before
-creating the first application.
+applications, Symfony provides an installer application.
 
 Installing the Symfony Installer
 --------------------------------
 
-Using the Symfony Installer is the only recommended way to create new Symfony
-applications. This installer is a PHP application that has to be installed
-only once and then it can create any number of Symfony applications.
+Using the **Symfony Installer** is the only recommended way to create new Symfony
+applications. This installer is a PHP application that has to be installed in your
+system only once and then it can create any number of Symfony applications.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -29,16 +28,14 @@ ways.
 Linux and Mac OS X Systems
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Open your command console and execute the following three commands:
+Open your command console and execute the following commands:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ curl -LsS http://symfony.com/installer > symfony.phar
-    $ sudo mv symfony.phar /usr/local/bin/symfony
-    $ chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/symfony
+    $ sudo curl -LsS http://symfony.com/installer -o /usr/local/bin/symfony
+    $ sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/symfony
 
-This will create a global ``symfony`` command in your system that will be used
-to create new Symfony applications.
+This will create a global ``symfony`` command in your system.
 
 Windows Systems
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -47,21 +44,21 @@ Open your command console and execute the following command:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    c:\> php -r "readfile('http://symfony.com/installer');" > symfony.phar
+    c:\> php -r "readfile('http://symfony.com/installer');" > symfony
 
-Then, move the downloaded ``symfony.phar`` file to your projects directory and
+Then, move the downloaded ``symfony`` file to your projects directory and
 execute it as follows:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    c:\> move symfony.phar c:\projects
-    c:\projects\> php symfony.phar
+    c:\> move symfony c:\projects
+    c:\projects\> php symfony
 
 Creating the Symfony Application
 --------------------------------
 
-Once the Symfony Installer is ready, create your first Symfony application with
-the ``new`` command:
+Once the Symfony Installer is available, create your first Symfony application
+with the ``new`` command:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ the ``new`` command:
 
     # Windows
     c:\> cd projects/
-    c:\projects\> php symfony.phar new my_project_name
+    c:\projects\> php symfony new my_project_name
 
 This command creates a new directory called ``my_project_name`` that contains a
 fresh new project based on the most recent stable Symfony version available. In
@@ -87,16 +84,22 @@ to meet those requirements.
 Basing your Project on a Specific Symfony Version
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-If your project needs to be based on a specific Symfony version, pass the version
-number as the second argument of the ``new`` command:
+In case your project needs to be based on a specific Symfony version, use the
+optional second argument of the ``new`` command:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    # Linux, Mac OS X
-    $ symfony new my_project_name 2.3.23
+    # use the most recent version in any Symfony branch
+    $ symfony new my_project_name 2.3
+    $ symfony new my_project_name 2.5
+    $ symfony new my_project_name 2.6
 
-    # Windows
-    c:\projects\> php symfony.phar new my_project_name 2.3.23
+    # use a specific Symfony version
+    $ symfony new my_project_name 2.3.26
+    $ symfony new my_project_name 2.6.5
+
+    # use the most recent LTS (Long Term Support) version
+    $ symfony new my_project_name lts
 
 If you want your project to be based on the latest :ref:`Symfony LTS version <releases-lts>`,
 pass ``lts`` as the second argument of the ``new`` command:

quick_tour/the_big_picture.rst

@@ -35,17 +35,6 @@ On **Linux** and **Mac OS X** systems, execute the following console commands:
     $ sudo mv symfony.phar /usr/local/bin/symfony
     $ chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/symfony
 
-.. note::
-
-    If your system doesn't have cURL installed, execute the following
-    commands instead:
-
-    .. code-block:: bash
-
-        $ php -r "readfile('http://symfony.com/installer');" > symfony.phar
-        $ sudo mv symfony.phar /usr/local/bin/symfony
-        $ chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/symfony
-
 After installing the Symfony installer, you'll have to open a new console window
 to be able to execute the new ``symfony`` command: