11.. index ::
22 single: Upgrading; Major Version
33
4- Upgrading a Major Version (e.g. 3 .4.0 to 4.1 .0)
4+ Upgrading a Major Version (e.g. 4 .4.0 to 5.0 .0)
55===============================================
66
77Every two years, Symfony releases a new major version release (the first number
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ backwards incompatible changes. To accomplish this, the "old" (e.g. functions,
3030classes, etc) code still works, but is marked as *deprecated *, indicating that
3131it will be removed/changed in the future and that you should stop using it.
3232
33- When the major version is released (e.g. 4.1 .0), all deprecated features and
33+ When the major version is released (e.g. 5.0 .0), all deprecated features and
3434functionality are removed. So, as long as you've updated your code to stop
3535using these deprecated features in the last version before the major (e.g.
36- 3 .4.*), you should be able to upgrade without a problem.
36+ 4 .4.*), you should be able to upgrade without a problem.
3737
3838To help you with this, deprecation notices are triggered whenever you end up
3939using a deprecated feature. When visiting your application in the
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Now, you can start fixing the notices:
8282 OK (10 tests, 20 assertions)
8383
8484 Remaining deprecation notices (6)
85-
85+
8686 The "request" service is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0. Add a type-hint for
8787 Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request to your controller parameters to retrieve the
8888 request instead: 6x
9696.. sidebar :: Using the Weak Deprecations Mode
9797
9898 Sometimes, you can't fix all deprecations (e.g. something was deprecated
99- in 3 .4 and you still need to support 3 .3). In these cases, you can still
99+ in 4 .4 and you still need to support 4 .3). In these cases, you can still
100100 use the bridge to fix as many deprecations as possible and then allow
101101 more of them to make your tests pass again. You can do this by using the
102102 ``SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER `` env variable:
@@ -123,25 +123,44 @@ done!
1231232) Update to the New Major Version via Composer
124124-----------------------------------------------
125125
126- Once your code is deprecation free, you can update the Symfony library via
127- Composer by modifying your ``composer.json `` file:
126+ Once your code is deprecation free, you can update all the Symfony packages via
127+ Composer by modifying your ``composer.json `` file. In this file update all
128+ mentions of ``4.* `` to ``5.0.* ``:
128129
129130.. code-block :: json
130131
131132 {
132133 "..." : " ..." ,
133134
134135 "require" : {
135- "symfony/symfony" : " ^4.1" ,
136+ "symfony/console" : " ^5.0" ,
137+ "symfony/dotenv" : " ^5.0" ,
138+ "symfony/flex" : " ^1.3.1" ,
139+ "symfony/framework-bundle" : " ^5.0" ,
140+ "symfony/validator" : " ^5.0" ,
141+ "symfony/yaml" : " ^5.0"
136142 },
137143 "..." : " ..."
138144 }
139145
146+ At the bottom of your ``composer.json `` file, in the ``extra `` block you can
147+ find a data setting for the symfony version. Make sure to also upgrade
148+ this one. For instance, update it to ``5.0.* `` to upgrade to Symfony 5.0:
149+
150+ .. code-block :: json
151+
152+ "extra" : {
153+ "symfony" : {
154+ "allow-contrib" : false ,
155+ "require" : " 5.0.*"
156+ }
157+ }
158+
140159 Next, use Composer to download new versions of the libraries:
141160
142161.. code-block :: terminal
143162
144- $ composer update symfony/symfony
163+ $ composer update " symfony/*"
145164
146165 .. include :: /setup/_update_dep_errors.rst.inc
147166
@@ -156,10 +175,3 @@ The next major version *may* also contain new BC breaks as a BC layer is not alw
156175a possibility. Make sure you read the ``UPGRADE-X.0.md `` (where X is the new major
157176version) included in the Symfony repository for any BC break that you need to be aware
158177of.
159-
160- 4) Updating to the Symfony 4 Flex Directory Structure
161- -----------------------------------------------------
162-
163- When upgrading to Symfony 4, you will probably also want to upgrade to the new
164- Symfony 4 directory structure so that you can take advantage of Symfony Flex.
165- This takes some work, but is optional. For details, see :doc: `/setup/flex `.
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