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emagombe/datatable
==================

PHP Server-side processing datatable

v3.2.0(4y ago)1741MITPHP

Since Aug 13Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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DataTable
=========

[](#datatable)

This lib allows to process DataTable data content from server-side using PHP

Instalation
-----------

[](#instalation)

### Using composer

[](#using-composer)

```
composer require emagombe/datatable
```

### Without composer

[](#without-composer)

**Clone** the project or **download** a release from And import autoload.php file to you project

```
require_once 'autoload.php';
```

Generating server-side data
---------------------------

[](#generating-server-side-data)

### from PDOStatement object

[](#from-pdostatement-object)

In the static method **create** pass the PDOStatement object then call the **build** object method to execute and return the output

```
use emagombe\DataTable;

$sql = "SELECT * FROM table;";
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);

$dt = DataTable::create($stmt)->build();
echo $dt;
```

### from Array

[](#from-array)

Same as above, pass a **array** to the static method **create** then call the **build** object method to execute and return the output

```
use emagombe\DataTable;

$array = [];
$dt = DataTable::create($array)->build();
echo $dt;
```

Streaming response
------------------

[](#streaming-response)

Use the **stream** method to print the response

```
DataTable::create($result)->stream();
```

Adding custom column
--------------------

[](#adding-custom-column)

Call the object method **addColumn** to add a custom column. This method receives the current **row** as parameter;

***Note***: The callback should return a **string** containing the custom content of the column!

```
$dt = DataTable::create($result)->addColumn("action", function($row) {
	return "".$row["name"]."";
})->build();
```

#### addColumn params

[](#addcolumn-params)

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###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~46 days

Recently: every ~104 days

Total

11

Last Release

1638d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.3 → v2.02020-08-16

v2.0 → 3.02020-09-18

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33861085?v=4)[Edson Magombe](/maintainers/emagombe)[@emagombe](https://github.com/emagombe)

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Top Contributors

[![emagombe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33861085?v=4)](https://github.com/emagombe "emagombe (43 commits)")

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Tags

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