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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db ================================== Integration layer allowing use of the Laravel database library in CodeIgniter applications 1.0.6(8y ago)294.0k18[4 issues](https://github.com/expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db/pulls)1MITPHP Since Mar 4Pushed 8y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db)[ RSS](/packages/expressodev-laravel-codeigniter-db/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (3)Versions (8)Used By (1) Laravel CodeIgniter Database Integration ======================================== [](#laravel-codeigniter-database-integration) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0ddaf75856169013e217baf815d607347486513ceb1bece66f28995d74d6590f/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f657870726573736f6465762f6c61726176656c2d636f646569676e697465722d64622e706e673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f142d249df05266669b5dbdd199c687de081d9f1b489881d74fb76d696e78bc0/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f657870726573736f6465762f6c61726176656c2d636f646569676e697465722d64622f76657273696f6e2e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db) This package allows you to use the excellent Laravel database library ([illuminate/database](https://github.com/illuminate/database)) inside your CodeIgniter applications. Laravel normally uses [PDO](http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.pdo.php) to make database connections. CodeIgniter establishes its own connection to the database. If you are only using the Laravel database components, then this will not be a problem - you can simply disable the CodeIgniter database connection and use Laravel's instead. However, if your application is using a mixture of CodeIgniter and Laravel database libraries, this is the package for you. This integration layer takes all requests made to the Laravel database library, converts them to raw SQL, then passes them through to the underlying CodeIgniter database driver. This means that you will not need to establish two separate connections to the database, and it also means that CodeIgniter database profiling functions will continue to work correctly. Usage ----- [](#usage) In your `composer.json` file: ``` { "require": { "expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db": "~1.0" } } ``` In your application: ``` // use our mock PDO class if PDO is not enabled on this server if (!class_exists('PDO')) { class_alias('Illuminate\CodeIgniter\FakePDO', 'PDO'); } // pass all Laravel database queries through to CodeIgniter $ci = get_instance(); $resolver = new Illuminate\CodeIgniter\CodeIgniterConnectionResolver($ci); Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::setConnectionResolver($resolver); ``` License ------- [](#license) [MIT License](https://github.com/expressodev/laravel-codeigniter-db/blob/master/LICENSE) ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance17 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity30 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity68 Established project with proven stability 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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