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badpenguin/flatfiledb
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PHP Flat File DB API

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FlatFileDB
==========

[](#flatfiledb)

PHP Flat File DB library with cache for CMS

More informations are available at

Why?
----

[](#why)

On my VPS i uses Wordpress that is a fatty slow MySQL app.

Faster websites performs better also in SEO ranking.

Technology
----------

[](#technology)

- Don't reinvent the wheel.
- Uses "dba" with "qdbm" format.
- "dba" format can be accessed from Perl and from Bash.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- DBA is a module so its faster then any self-made implementation.
- Table Locking.
- Library has a little "cache" system on top of DBA.
- Can store anything: strings, arrays, objects.

Road Map
--------

[](#road-map)

- Database Locking.
- Disable Locking.
- Implement "composer"

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

### Opening the DB

[](#opening-the-db)

```
$cms = FlatFile::open('db/cms.qdbm');
```

### Write Post

[](#write-post)

```
/* Create an Object */
$post = new stdClass;
$post->id=5;
$post->title='my title';
$post->body='my content';
$post->last_modified_time = time();
$post->tags = array('featured','gallery');

$cms->set($post->id,$post);
if (!$post) die('Save failed');
```

### Get Post

[](#get-post)

```
$post = $cms->get($post_id);
if (!$post) die('Post not found');
```

### Check if Key exists

[](#check-if-key-exists)

```
if ($cms->is_valid('manteinance_mode')) die('Website is under manteinance');
```

### Delete a key

[](#delete-a-key)

```
$cms->delete('manteinance_mode');
```

### Get all data

[](#get-all-data)

```
print_r($cms->get_all());
```

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity26

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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