symfony/yaml

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The Symfony Yaml component is a PHP library that parses YAML strings into PHP arrays and dumps PHP arrays back into YAML. It is a standalone Composer-installable component widely used for configuration files across the PHP ecosystem.

Use cases

• parse yaml config files in php
• dump php arrays to yaml
• validate yaml syntax
• read yaml files into arrays
• write configuration files in yaml format
• parse untrusted yaml safely

When to choose

• you need a fast, robust YAML parser for PHP configuration files
• you want a well-maintained library backed by the Symfony ecosystem
• you need dump support, merge keys, and clear error messages

When to avoid

• you need full YAML spec support such as multi-document files or compact block collections
• you are not working in PHP

Facets

library · maturity stable

serialization parser configuration-management developer-tools web-development files php yaml symfony-component config-files composer

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