Manually editing and deleting an entity - Symfony2 - symfony

How do I manually edit and delete an entity in Symfony2?
I get that it creates a class, but how do I edit everything? I'm guessing I can't just change the PHP class file.
So which files does it create when you use the automatic entity generator and is there an automated-edit command? I use Yaml.
I know with bundles then you there are three files that the automated console command creates/changes, but I can't see any info as to how for entities.
I like to use the automation to save time, but still like to know actually what is being done etc.

Modify your php code ( Entities code ) then just run
php app/console doctrine:generate:entities BundleName:EntityName
you may also want to update your db by running
php app/console doctrine:schema:update --force

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How to generate basic CRUD in Symfony2

I'm new in Symfony and I was wondering if there is a way to generate basic CRUD elements for database, preferably with Bootstrap 3. Other frameworks (Laravel, CakePHP) set you off with a functional application.
The best bundle IMHO is EasyAdminBundle by Javier Eguiluz.
But you can also look at AdminGeneratorBundle and SonataAdminBundle
All of these bundles use Bootstrap.
By default the command is run in the interactive mode and asks questions to determine the entity name, the route prefix or whether or not to generate write actions:
php app/console generate:doctrine:crud
To deactivate the interactive mode, use the --no-interaction option but don't forget to pass all needed options:
php app/console generate:doctrine:crud --entity=AcmeBlogBundle:Post --format=annotation --with-write --no-interaction

Setup symfony CMF

I want to start with Symfony CMF, but I have a problem. I followed tutorial but instead of using default SQL, I need MySQL with doctrine ORM, so I tried configuring it following these guides. Everything looks good until I try to initiate database, by using following command using Doctrine ORM:
$ php app/console doctrine:database:create
$ php app/console doctrine:schema:create
but after firing
$ php app/console doctrine:schema:create
I get error: "No Metadata Classes to process."
As far as my conclusion goes, I need to create some classes which will act as routes, though nothing of that sort is mentioned in above guides. To avoid long post I setup git repo with source code. What may be the cause of this problem, and how could I fix it?
From your repository, it seems you did not configure doctrine orm at all. you are referencing the setup guides for phpcr-odm and your sandbox is configured to use phpcr-odm. you can use jackalope-doctrine-dbal to use phpcr-odm with mysql.
if you really want to use the cmf with doctrine orm, only the RoutingBundle provides entities out of the box, and you will need to adjust those to suit your project.

Doctrine does not see my custom Entity

I'm new to Symfony/Doctrine. I've create an entity "Merchant" based on a table I had created. It worked perfectly.
Now I've created an entity "Provider" and would like to generate the table for it.
I've used doctrine:mapping:import and it only imports the Merchant one. The Provider is nowhere to be found.
Thanks!
Edit : I've tried using "shema:update" but it returns "Nothing to update - Your database is already in sync".
Make sure your "Provider" class "name" or "namespace" is right and also do't forget to use
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
if your entity class is in the annotation format ..
Sometimes may be it's file name is "Provide" rather than "Provider.php" and may be class name is not as per its namespace or also you have forgotten to use namespace ..
If you are trying create database schema based on your entities you should use different command.
Following one will drop and create the schema (pay attention that this will remove all your database data):
app/console doctrine:schema:drop --force
app/console doctrine:schema:create
Or you can just update existing schema:
app/console doctrine:schema:update --force
In addition to above command you can just look at sql changes that doctrine is going to apply to your db, without applying them:
app/console doctrine:schema:update --dump-sql
Make sure your database config file has your database name that matches your Entity's schema name.
If they are mismatched, no differences are notec, no SQL gets created
I had same problem. Console restart worked for me.

Symfony, how to keep the declaration of entities repository after re-import my table

The structure of the database I am using for my project is constantly changed by another team. So I have to import regularly this structure into Symfony. To do so I use the following command:
php app/console doctrine:mapping:import --force EgBundle yml [--filter="Table"]
php app/console doctrine:generate:entities [Company/EgBundle/Entity/Table]
Every time I run those command I loose the declaration of my repositories and I have to had them manually:
repositoryClass: Company\EgBundle\Entity\TableRepository
Is there any way to keep this declaration?
There is no way for Doctrine to know what the repository class shall be when importing a mapping from database. The information can't be obtained from the database schema.
A possible solution for your use-case would be extending\overriding the doctrine:mapping:import command to add a Repository to the mapping information automatically using a naming convention.

Symfony Doctrine Mapping:Import & Table Association

I am working with Symfony 2.3 on a new project using an existing database with numerous associations - many-to-many, one-to-many etc. During my initial import last week, I found somewhere in the docs stipulated that a doctrine:mapping:import would generate orm.yml files of my database which it did without a hitch. However, I also see that only ManytoOne relationships are generated in the yml files ... not any other kind of associations.
My statement was:
$ php app/console doctrine:mapping:import –em=buv DBImportTestBundle yml
Also, I did a generate entities to create classes and basic CRUD for each table using:
$ php app/console doctrine:generate:entities DBImportTestBundle
This also worked EXCEPT that I do not see any annotated associations generated in the doc blocks for any of the entity properties.
I'm looking through the docs but do not see any specific information on the exact requirements for associations on imported dbs. It could be I'm not looking in the right place.
I'm trying to determine the most efficient way to maintain my db schema within symfony/doctrine ... My understanding was that I would need to explicitly define certain associations manually but I'm not sure what the exact requirements would be OR if perhaps I'm simply not passing in the correct arguments to create my annotated associations via generate:entities.
Can someone point me to any docs that refer to what I'm talking about or explain the proper approach to defining complex associations within doctrine? Thank you.
$ php app/console doctrine:mapping:convert annotation ./src to generate entity classes with annotation mappings, before running :
$ php app/console doctrine:generate:entities DBImportTestBundle
there is a cookbook for that

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