symfony 4 changes are not taken into account - php

Question

I have migrated a symfony 4 application from the production server to the server that I am using for tests, bothe servers are on wampserver . the application works fine on the test server but the problem is that when I make changes, they are not taken into account. every time I change a twig file the changes dont show up. I think that it is using the prod and dev variables but I am new in Symfony I am not sure how it works .apparently now the server is on prod mode and I want to change it to dev mode .
the code for the vhosts file is
# Virtual Hosts
#
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
ServerAlias localhost
SetEnv APP_ENV prod
SetEnv APP_SECRET b33c77e602bc1bafb66f673c1e31aca3
SetEnv DATABASE_URL mysql://root#127.0.0.1:3306/gpac
DocumentRoot "${INSTALL_DIR}/www/gpac/public"
<Directory "${INSTALL_DIR}/www/gpac/public/">
Options +Indexes +Includes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
the public/index.php is
<?php
use App\Kernel;
use Symfony\Component\Debug\Debug;
use Symfony\Component\Dotenv\Dotenv;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
require __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
// The check is to ensure we don't use .env in production
if (!isset($_SERVER['APP_ENV'])) {
if (!class_exists(Dotenv::class)) {
throw new \RuntimeException('APP_ENV environment variable is not defined. You need to define environment variables for configuration or add "symfony/dotenv" as a Composer dependency to load variables from a .env file.');
}
(new Dotenv())->load(__DIR__.'/../.env');
}
$env = $_SERVER['APP_ENV'] ?? 'dev';
$debug = (bool) ($_SERVER['APP_DEBUG'] ?? ('prod' !== $env));
if ($debug) {
umask(0000);
Debug::enable();
}
if ($trustedProxies = $_SERVER['TRUSTED_PROXIES'] ?? false) {
Request::setTrustedProxies(explode(',', $trustedProxies), Request::HEADER_X_FORWARDED_ALL ^ Request::HEADER_X_FORWARDED_HOST);
}
if ($trustedHosts = $_SERVER['TRUSTED_HOSTS'] ?? false) {
Request::setTrustedHosts(explode(',', $trustedHosts));
}
$kernel = new Kernel($env, $debug);
$request = Request::createFromGlobals();
$response = $kernel->handle($request);
$response->send();
$kernel->terminate($request, $response);
when I run the php bin/console cache:clear --env=prod it gives an error because the .env file does not exist
the code for config/services.yaml is
# Put parameters here that don't need to change on each machine where the app is deployed
# https://symfony.com/doc/current/best_practices/configuration.html#application-related-configuration
parameters:
locale: 'fr'
version: 1.0.0
default_alert:
council_meeting: 7 # days
project_step: 7 # days
resource_report: 1 # years
resource_contract: 1 # month
resource_capability: 1 # month
services:
# default configuration for services in *this* file
_defaults:
autowire: true # Automatically injects dependencies in your services.
autoconfigure: true # Automatically registers your services as commands, event subscribers, etc.
public: false # Allows optimizing the container by removing unused services; this also means
# fetching services directly from the container via $container->get() won't work.
# The best practice is to be explicit about your dependencies anyway.
# makes classes in src/ available to be used as services
# this creates a service per class whose id is the fully-qualified class name
App\:
resource: '../src/*'
exclude: '../src/{Entity,Migrations,Tests,Kernel.php}'
# controllers are imported separately to make sure services can be injected
# as action arguments even if you don't extend any base controller class
App\Controller\:
resource: '../src/Controller'
tags: ['controller.service_arguments']
# add more service definitions when explicit configuration is needed
# please note that last definitions always *replace* previous ones
activity:
class: App\Service\ActivityLogger
public: true
arguments: ['#doctrine.orm.entity_manager', '#security.token_storage', '#request_stack']
process:
class: App\Service\ProcessProvider
public: true
arguments: ['%kernel.project_dir%']
App\Listener\LoginListener:
arguments: ['#activity']
tags:
- { name: kernel.event_subscriber }
dpolac.twig_lambda.extension:
class: DPolac\TwigLambda\LambdaExtension
tags: [ { name: twig.extension } ]
# ---------------------
# Sonata Admin Services
# ---------------------
app.admin.user:
public: true
class: App\Admin\UserAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\User, App\Controller\UserAdminController]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: admin, label: class.User }
app.admin.user_function:
public: true
class: App\Admin\UserFunctionAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\UserFunction, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: admin, label: class.UserFunction }
app.admin.skill_matrix:
class: App\Admin\SkillMatrixAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\SkillMatrix, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.SkillMatrix }
app.admin.skill_matrix_category:
class: App\Admin\SkillMatrixCategoryAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\SkillMatrixCategory, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: skill, label: class.SkillMatrixCategory }
calls:
- [ setTemplate, [list, 'CRUD/Skill/list.html.twig']]
app.admin.client:
class: App\Admin\ClientAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\Client, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: project, label: class.Client }
calls:
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.client_site']]
app.admin.client_site:
class: App\Admin\ClientSiteAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ClientSite, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ClientSite}
app.admin.client_numbers:
class: App\Admin\ClientNumbersAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ClientNumbers, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ClientNumbers}
app.admin.resource:
class: App\Admin\ResourceAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\Resource, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD, '#doctrine.orm.entity_manager']
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: rc, label: class.Resource }
public: true
calls:
- [ setTemplate, [show, 'CRUD/Resource/show.html.twig']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_capability']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_contract']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_education']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_experience']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_lang']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_report']]
app.admin.council:
public: true
class: App\Admin\CouncilAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\Council, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: council, label: class.Council }
calls:
- [ setTemplate, [list, 'CRUD/Council/list.html.twig']]
app.admin.council_meeting:
class: App\Admin\CouncilMeetingAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\CouncilMeeting, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: council, label: class.CouncilMeeting }
public: true
app.admin.resource_capability:
class: App\Admin\ResourceCapabilityAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceCapability, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm , label: class.ResourceCapability}
public: true
app.admin.resource_contract:
class: App\Admin\ResourceContractAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceContract, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ResourceContract}
public: true
app.admin.resource_education:
class: App\Admin\ResourceEducationAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceEducation, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm , label: class.ResourceEducation}
public: true
app.admin.resource_experience:
class: App\Admin\ResourceExperienceAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceExperience, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm , label: class.ResourceExperience}
public: true
app.admin.resource_lang:
class: App\Admin\ResourceLangAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceLang, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ResourceLang}
public: true
app.admin.project:
class: App\Admin\ProjectAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\Project, App\Controller\ProjectAdminController]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: project, label: class.Project }
public: true
calls:
- [setTemplate, ['list', 'CRUD/Project\list.html.twig']]
- [setTemplate, ['show', 'CRUD/Project\show.html.twig']]
- [setTemplate, ['edit', 'CRUD/Project\edit.html.twig']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.project_eval']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.project_status']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.project_alert']]
app.admin.project_status:
class: App\Admin\ProjectStatusAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ProjectStatus, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ProjectStatus }
public: true
app.admin.project_eval:
class: App\Admin\ProjectEvalAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ProjectEval, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ProjectEval }
public: true
calls:
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.project_step']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.project_staff']]
app.admin.project_staff:
class: App\Admin\ProjectStaffAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ProjectStaff, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ProjectStaff }
public: true
app.admin.project_step:
class: App\Admin\ProjectStepAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ProjectStep, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ProjectStep }
public: true
app.admin.activity:
class: App\Admin\ActivityAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\Activity, App\Controller\ActivityAdminController]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: admin, label: class.Activity }
public: true
app.admin.project_alert:
class: App\Admin\ProjectAlertAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ProjectAlert, App\Controller\ProjectAlertAdminController]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ProjectAlert }
public: true
app.admin.report_qual_theo:
class: App\Admin\ReportQualTheoAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ReportQualTheo, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: frc, label: class.ReportQualTheo }
public: true
app.admin.report_qual_prat:
class: App\Admin\ReportQualPratAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ReportQualPrat, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: frc, label: class.ReportQualPrat }
public: true
app.admin.resource_report:
class: App\Admin\ResourceReportAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceReport, App\Controller\ResourceReportAdminController]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: frc, label: class.ResourceReport }
public: true
calls:
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_report_education']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_report_forum']]
- [addChild, ['#app.admin.resource_report_project']]
app.admin.resource_report_education:
class: App\Admin\ResourceReportEducationAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceReportEducation, App\Controller\ResourceReportEducationAdminController]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ResourceReportEducation }
public: true
app.admin.resource_report_forum:
class: App\Admin\ResourceReportForumAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceReportForum, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ResourceReportForum }
public: true
app.admin.resource_report_project:
class: App\Admin\ResourceReportProjectAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ResourceReportProject, App\Controller\ResourceReportProjectAdminController]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, label: class.ResourceReportProject }
public: true
calls:
- ['setTemplate', ['list', 'CRUD/ReportResourceProject\list.html.twig']]
app.admin.report_council:
class: App\Admin\ReportCouncilAdmin
arguments: [~, App\Entity\ReportCouncil, SonataAdminBundle:CRUD]
tags:
- { name: sonata.admin, manager_type: orm, group: frc, label: class.ReportCouncil }
public: true

Answer 1

For symfony4 console the environment variables given in .htaccess or in webserver has no effect. so you need to provide the environment variable with the command.
You should run following command to clear cache in production
APP_ENV=prod php bin/console cache:clear
If you are running command from windows cmd then you may need to run like:
set APP_ENV=prod php bin/console cache:clear

Answer 2

You could try changing the 'SetEnv APP_ENV prod' to 'SetEnv APP_ENV dev' in your VirtualHost file.
# Virtual Hosts
#
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
ServerAlias localhost
SetEnv APP_ENV dev #<-------------------------------------- here
SetEnv APP_SECRET b33c77e602bc1bafb66f673c1e31aca3
SetEnv DATABASE_URL mysql://root#127.0.0.1:3306/gpac
DocumentRoot "${INSTALL_DIR}/www/gpac/public"
<Directory "${INSTALL_DIR}/www/gpac/public/">
Options +Indexes +Includes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>