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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. doctrine/dbal ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) doctrine/dbal ============= Powerful PHP database abstraction layer (DBAL) with many features for database schema introspection and management. 4.4.3(2mo ago)9.7k578.4M—3.1%1.4k[280 issues](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/issues)[12 PRs](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pulls)20MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing Since Nov 21Pushed 3d ago106 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/doctrine/dbal)[ Docs](https://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/dbal.html)[ Fund](https://www.doctrine-project.org/sponsorship.html)[ Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/phpdoctrine)[ RSS](/packages/doctrine-dbal/feed)WikiDiscussions 4.4.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (28)Versions (181)Used By (20)Security (2) Doctrine DBAL ============= [](#doctrine-dbal) [5.0-dev](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/tree/5.0.x)[4.5-dev](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/tree/4.5.x)[4.4](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/tree/4.4.x)[3.10](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/tree/3.10.x)[![GitHub Actions](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/actions/workflows/continuous-integration.yml/badge.svg?branch=5.0.x)](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Continuous+Integration%22+branch%3A5.0.x)[![GitHub Actions](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/actions/workflows/continuous-integration.yml/badge.svg?branch=4.5.x)](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Continuous+Integration%22+branch%3A4.5.x)[![GitHub Actions](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/actions/workflows/continuous-integration.yml/badge.svg?branch=4.4.x)](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Continuous+Integration%22+branch%3A4.4.x)[![GitHub Actions](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/actions/workflows/continuous-integration.yml/badge.svg?branch=3.10.x)](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Continuous+Integration%22+branch%3A3.10.x)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d136188e15c83d165d3134626ab753a19569ca941713e2ae714b87b925a8e2b6/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f646f637472696e652f6462616c2f6272616e63682f352e302e782f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/doctrine/dbal/branch/5.0.x)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/99239c4c1626b2942133ede14d582984de1b7be45255e175b8714bf597602133/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f646f637472696e652f6462616c2f6272616e63682f342e352e782f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/doctrine/dbal/branch/4.5.x)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1d84045fa40039d1bb17e7a57d0a62c0ea4f73f0b3d21ec8c745aa562947955f/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f646f637472696e652f6462616c2f6272616e63682f342e342e782f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/doctrine/dbal/branch/4.4.x)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/43d886784d659fbfe6018a01f0d402e713f90198ad7cc19292b56211eda89213/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f646f637472696e652f6462616c2f6272616e63682f332e31302e782f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/doctrine/dbal/branch/3.10.x)Powerful ***D***ata***B***ase ***A***bstraction ***L***ayer with many features for database schema introspection and schema management. More resources: --------------- [](#more-resources) - [Website](http://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/dbal.html) - [Documentation](http://docs.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-dbal/en/latest/) - [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/issues) ### Health Score 90 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance94 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity90 Widely adopted with strong download metrics Community70 Healthy contributor diversity Maturity95 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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