diff --git a/php/defaults/main.yml b/php/defaults/main.yml
index 010b8d62..ca243024 100644
--- a/php/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/php/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 php_fpm_enable: False
 php_apache_enable: False
+php_symfony_requirements: False
diff --git a/php/tasks/apache.yml b/php/tasks/apache.yml
index 2059648b..32e79b4c 100644
--- a/php/tasks/apache.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/apache.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,14 @@
     content: |
       # Put customized values here.
     force: no
+
+- name: "Set custom values for PHP to enable Symfony"
+  ini_file:
+    dest: "{{ php_apache_custom_file }}"
+    section: PHP
+    option: "{{ item.option }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+  with_items:
+  - { option: "date.timezone", value: "Europe/Paris" }
+  when: php_symfony_requirements
diff --git a/php/tasks/fpm.yml b/php/tasks/fpm.yml
index 276a7181..b3971763 100644
--- a/php/tasks/fpm.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/fpm.yml
@@ -88,3 +88,14 @@
       # Put customized values here.
     force: no
 
+- name: "Set custom values for PHP to enable Symfony"
+  ini_file:
+    dest: "{{ phpini_cli_custom_file }}"
+    section: PHP
+    option: "{{ item.option }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+  with_items:
+  - { option: "date.timezone", value: "Europe/Paris" }
+  when: php_symfony_requirements
+
diff --git a/php/tasks/php_jessie.yml b/php/tasks/php_jessie.yml
index 46c7c973..661901a5 100644
--- a/php/tasks/php_jessie.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/php_jessie.yml
@@ -52,3 +52,15 @@
     content: |
       # Put customized values here.
     force: no
+
+- name: "Set custom values for PHP to enable Symfony (jessie)"
+  ini_file:
+    dest: "{{ phpini_cli_custom_file }}"
+    section: PHP
+    option: "{{ item.option }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+  with_items:
+  - { option: "date.timezone", value: "Europe/Paris" }
+  when: php_symfony_requirements
+
diff --git a/php/tasks/php_stretch.yml b/php/tasks/php_stretch.yml
index 00ed327a..d8d81c11 100644
--- a/php/tasks/php_stretch.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/php_stretch.yml
@@ -53,3 +53,14 @@
     content: |
       # Put customized values here.
     force: no
+
+- name: "Set custom values for PHP to enable Symfony (Debian 9 or later)"
+  ini_file:
+    dest: "{{ phpini_cli_custom_file }}"
+    section: PHP
+    option: "{{ item.option }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+  with_items:
+  - { option: "date.timezone", value: "Europe/Paris" }
+  when: php_symfony_requirements