symfony/http-kernel

Provides a structured process for converting a Request into a Response

v8.1.0-BETA1 2026-05-06 13:33 UTC

Requires

• php: >=8.4.1
• psr/log: ^1|^2|^3
• symfony/deprecation-contracts: ^2.5|^3
• symfony/error-handler: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/event-dispatcher: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/http-foundation: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/polyfill-ctype: ^1.8

Requires (Dev)

• psr/cache: ^1.0|^2.0|^3.0
• symfony/browser-kit: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/clock: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/config: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/console: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/css-selector: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/dependency-injection: ^8.1
• symfony/dom-crawler: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/expression-language: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/finder: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/http-client-contracts: ^2.5|^3
• symfony/process: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/property-access: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/rate-limiter: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/routing: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/serializer: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/stopwatch: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/translation: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/translation-contracts: ^2.5|^3
• symfony/uid: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/validator: ^7.4|^8.0
• symfony/var-dumper: ^8.1
• symfony/var-exporter: ^7.4|^8.0
• twig/twig: ^3.21

Provides

• psr/log-implementation: 1.0|2.0|3.0

Conflicts

• symfony/dependency-injection: <8.1
• symfony/flex: <2.10
• symfony/http-client-contracts: <2.5
• symfony/translation-contracts: <2.5
• symfony/var-dumper: <8.1
• symfony/web-profiler-bundle: <8.1
• twig/twig: <3.21

MIT

• Fabien Potencier
• Symfony Community

README

The HttpKernel component provides a structured process for converting a Request into a Response by making use of the EventDispatcher component. It's flexible enough to create full-stack frameworks, micro-frameworks or advanced CMS systems like Drupal.

Resources

• Documentation
• Contributing
• Report issues and send Pull Requests in the main Symfony repository