Security component from Symfony 2.0 as standalone

Question

I\'m trying to add Symfony 2.0 ACL to my frameworkless PHP application. Because of the lack of documentation on how to use Security component as standalone I\'ve got totally con

Answer 1

The SecurityServiceProvider for Silex might be a good place to start, as it integrates all of the essential component services in a single file. Although large, you'll probably find it much easier to digest than Symfony2's SecurityBundle.

In the interest of maintaining your sanity, you should consider using a service container to organize all of these objects. In the aforementioned provider class, the Silex Application class is a Pimple instance, so you should be able to port it stand-alone Pimple with modest effort. I saw this because integrating a Pimple service container into your application should be less invasive than adopting the Silex framework.

Once you have the essential security component classes working, you should be able to following along with the ACL documentation and add additional services to your container as needed. At that point, the ACL-specific sections of the SecurityBundle might prove helpful, as you can focus in on the relevant bits. Keep in mind that there are multiple cookbook entries for ACL in the documentation.