# sfMinify plugin

Integrate the minify library see [http://code.google.com/p/minify/](http://code.google.com/p/minify/ "minify") into symfony.

## Overview

Combines, minifies, and caches JavaScript and CSS files on demand to speed up page loads.

## Usage

  * add this to your ``.htaccess`` file

        [plain]
        # Combine and minify JavaScript and CSS with Minify.
        RewriteRule ^(.*\.(css|js))$ ../plugins/sfMinifyPlugin/sfMinifyPlugin.php?f=/$1 [L,NC]  

    if you have run symfony on a subdirectory change it to

        [plain]
        # Combine and minify JavaScript and CSS with Minify.
        RewriteRule ^(.*\.(css|js))$ ../plugins/sfMinifyPlugin/sfMinifyPlugin.php?f=/subdirectory/$1 [L,NC]  

  * copy ``plugins/sfMinifyPlugin/web/sfMinifyPlugin.php`` to your ``web`` directory and edit the project configuration

### Filter or Helper

you can activate minify over the filter or with the helpers

  * change the common filter in your ``filters.yml`` to

        [plain]
        common:
          class: sfMinifyFilter   # Filter class
          param:
            javascripts:        true
            stylesheets:        true

  * or add/change the helper in your layout file (default ``layout.php``) to

        [php]
        use_helper('SfMinify');
        minify_include_javascript();
        minify_include_stylesheets();

### Configuration

you can enable and disable javascript or stylesheet minify by setting the params in ``filter.yml`` by default both types will be minified

#### Compression

to compress the files simple set the ``compressed`` option to on in ``settings.yml``

        [plain]
        all:
          .settings:
            compressed:         on