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aalfiann/lazypdo
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A PHP class to make lazy load PDO connection to database.

1.0.1(7y ago)019MITPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Apr 30Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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LazyPDO
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[](#lazypdo)

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A PHP class to make lazy load PDO connection to database.
You can use LazyPDO to replace the default PDO, when you need to lazy load. No database connection will be made until first call to one of PDO's methods.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install this package via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/).

```
composer install aalfiann/lazypdo

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use aalfiann\LazyPDO;

$dsn = 'mysql:hostname=localhost;dbname=test';
$user = 'test';
$password = 'test';

$pdo = new LazyPDO($dns, $user, $password); // doesn't connect yet

$pdo->query('SELECT * FROM `table` WHERE 1'); // connection is made before executing query
```

###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

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Last Release

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