symfony2 : failed to write cache directory

Question

I have had to use the

app/console cache:clear  command

to solve a problem when generating an entity.

I am now unable to load my ho

Answer 1

Most likely it means that the directory and/or sub-directories are not writable. Many forget about sub-directories.

Symfony 2

chmod -R 777 app/cache app/logs

Symfony 3 directory structure

chmod -R 777 var/cache var/logs

Additional Resources

Permissions solution by Symfony (mentioned previously).

Permissions solution by KPN University - additionally includes an screen-cast on installation.

Note: If you're using Symfony 3 directory structure, substitute app/cache and app/logs with var/cache and var/logs.