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felixkiss/database
==================

A simple wrapper around PDO

v0.4.0(12y ago)0621MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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felixkiss/database
==================

[](#felixkissdatabase)

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This project is a thin wrapper around the PDO class to allow cleaner and more concise code when working with databases in PHP.

It is not intended to be an ORM, but rather a better way to work with hand-written SQL statements.

Installation
============

[](#installation)

Install through composer:

```
$ composer require felixkiss/database:0.*

```

or edit `composer.json` directly:

```
{
  "require": {
    "felixkiss/database": "0.*"
  }
}
```

and run `composer update` afterwards.

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

To instantiate a `Database` instance:

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Felixkiss\Database\Database;

$pdo = new PDO('mysql:dbname=foo;host=127.0.0.1', 'foo', 'bar');
$db = new Database($pdo);
```

Executing SQL Statements
------------------------

[](#executing-sql-statements)

```
$db->execute('TRUNCATE some_table');
```

The `execute` method can be used to execute any prepared statement. It takes an optional array of parameters as the second argument.

SELECT
------

[](#select)

```
$user = $db->select('SELECT * FROM user');
foreach ($users as $user)
{
    // Do something ...
}
```

### With Numbered Parameters

[](#with-numbered-parameters)

```
$users = $db->select('SELECT * FROM user WHERE age BETWEEN ? AND ?', [20, 40]);
```

### With Named Parameters

[](#with-named-parameters)

```
$users = $db->select(
  'SELECT * FROM user WHERE age BETWEEN :young AND :old LIMIT 0, :limit', [
  ':young' => 20,
  ':old'   => 40,
  ':limit' => 10,
]);
```

### Get An Array Of One Column

[](#get-an-array-of-one-column)

```
$users = $db->lists('SELECT username FROM users');
```

This will return a flattened array like:

```
['felixkiss', 'foobar', ...]

```

### Get A Single Value

[](#get-a-single-value)

```
$count = $db->pluck('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users');
```

Inserting Records
-----------------

[](#inserting-records)

```
$db->insert('users', [
    'username' => 'felixkiss',
    'location' => 'Vienna, Austria',
]);
```

Updating Records
----------------

[](#updating-records)

```
$db->update('users', [
  'location' => 'Toronto, Canada',
  ], 'WHERE username = ?', ["felixkiss"]
);
```

Different Connections For Read And Write Operations
---------------------------------------------------

[](#different-connections-for-read-and-write-operations)

Sometimes it can be useful, to specify separate connections for reads (SELECT) and writes (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE), e.g. in a replicated environment.

```
$read = new PDO('mysql:dbname=foo;host=127.0.0.1', 'foo', 'bar');
$write = new PDO('mysql:dbname=foo;host=mirror.example.com', 'foo', 'bar');
$db = new Database($read, $write);
```

Other SQL statements (via `execute()`) will be called on the write connection by default, unless `$readOnly = true` is specified as the third parameter:

```
$db->execute('TRUNCATE users'); // runs on write connection
$db->execute('LOCK TABLE users WRITE', [], true); // runs on read connection
```

License
=======

[](#license)

MIT, see LICENSE.md

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~6 days

Total

6

Last Release

4398d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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