I\'m using XAMPP for Windows and decided to try out Symfony 2.
XAMPP for Windows
Symfony 2
As soon as I get to Symfony Configuration page it recommends me to
Symfony Configuration
Whenever you make changes to php.ini, remember to restart Apache. Otherwise the changes won't take effect. You can do this in the XAMPP Control Panel by clicking the stop/start button in the Apache module row.
php.ini
Apache
XAMPP Control Panel
stop/start