What is the correct way to add bootstrap to a symfony app?

Question

I\'m using symfony framework 3 to develop a web application. I need to add boostrap\'s functionality to my application. I installed bootstrap using the below command. (I\'m usin

Answer 1

The suggested approach changed since Symfony version 4: Webpack Encore is used with npm / yarn for bundling the CSS and JavaScript resources, where the Bootstrap framework can be included.

Start by installing Encore and follow with the Bootstrap-specific documentation. In summary, the following commands have to be performed:

composer require symfony/webpack-encore-bundle
yarn install
yarn add bootstrap --dev

# after making the required changes to webpack.config.js, app.js, run Encore
yarn encore dev --watch