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cycle/database
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DBAL, schema introspection, migration and pagination

2.16.0(2mo ago)64690.9k↑18.8%[6 PRs](https://github.com/cycle/database/pulls)20MITPHP >=8.1

Since Sep 22Compare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (23)Versions (55)Used By (20)

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###  Health Score

61

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FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity48

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~41 days

Recently: every ~60 days

Total

40

Last Release

60d ago

Major Versions

1.0.3 → 2.0.02021-12-24

1.x-dev → 2.2.22022-09-27

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.2

2.0.0PHP >=8.0

2.16.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/796136?v=4)[Anton Tsitou](/maintainers/wolfy-j)[@wolfy-j](https://github.com/wolfy-j)

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Tags

databaseormmysqlsqlitepostgresqldbalsqlmssqlquery builder

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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