𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝟴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹

𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝟴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹

Many guides assume you have SSH access. Shared hosting often lacks it. You need a different way to deploy.

Here is your step by step guide.

Check your assets first. Use asset('images/') instead of asset('/images/'). This stops loading errors in production.

Set up environment variables. Register DotenvDumpCommand in services.yaml. Run the dotenv:dump command. This creates .env.local.php. It makes your app faster.

Prepare your vendors and cache.

• Run composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader.
• Run cache:clear with APP_ENV=prod.

Fix Apache routing.

• Install symfony/apache-pack.
• This creates the .htaccess file.

Update your folder structure.

• Change the public-dir in composer.json to public_html.
• cPanel uses this folder for public files.

Build your assets.

• Run tailwind:build.
• Run asset-map:compile.

Update Kernel.php.

• Add the getProjectDir method.
• This tells Symfony where the root directory is.

Upload your files. Zip these items:

• bin/
• config/
• migrations/
• public_html/
• src/
• templates/
• vendor/
• var/
• .env.local.php

Do not upload these:

• .git/
• node_modules/
• tests/
• var/cache/

Upload the zip to cPanel. Your app is live.

Source: https://dev.to/ashrafchitambaa/deploying-symfony-8-to-cpanel-step-by-step-guide-4k5o