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It currently supports the following databases and extensions: +-------------+----------+ |Database |Extension | +-------------+----------+ |MySQL/MariaDB|mysql | | +----------+ | |mysqli | | +----------+ | |PDO_mysql | +-------------+----------+ |PostgreSQL |PDO_pgsql | +-------------+----------+ |SQLite |PDO_sqlite| +-------------+----------+ |Oracle |oci8 | +-------------+----------+ Advanced features include: - Connection abstraction - SQL compatibility tools - Database schema management - Master/server configuration with queries split to write and read instances - BLOB/CLOB handling - Caching - Query logging Connection management Connecting to a database is as simple as instantiating a class implementing the Horde_Db_Adapter interface, providing the necessary connection parameters: MySQL Please note that the mysql PHP extension is deprecated as of PHP 7, as is the Horde_Db_Adapter_Mysql backend. $config = [ 'host' => 'localhost', 'username' => 'user', 'password' => 'secret', 'database' => 'db', ]; $db = new Horde_Db_Adapter_Mysqli($config); $db = new Horde_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql($config); $db = new Horde_Db_Adapter_Mysql($config); Full list of connection parameters: +---------------+---------+--------------------------------------+ |Parameter |Mandatory|Meaning | +---------------+---------+--------------------------------------+ |charset | |Connection character set | +---------------+---------+--------------------------------------+ |database/dbname| |Database name | +---------------+---------+--------------------------------------+ |host | |Host name, if using TCP connection (1)| +---------------+---------+--------------------------------------+ |port | |Port number, if using TCP connection | +---------------+---------+--------------------------------------+ |socket | |Socket location, if using Unix sockets| +---------------+---------+--------------------------------------+ |username |X |Database user | +---------------+---------+--------------------------------------+ .:1 To workaround MySQL automatically using the unix socket if setting the host to 'localhost', the hostname will be translated from 'localhost' to '127.0.0.1' if using the TCP protocol ``` ### Health Score 65 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance99 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity28 Limited adoption so far Community41 Growing community involvement Maturity84 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 67.5% 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 ~167 days Recently: every ~27 days Total 29 Last Release 3d ago Major Versions 2.4.1 → 3.0.0alpha12021-02-24 PHP version history (7 changes)2.1.0PHP >=5.3.0 2.1.2PHP >=5.3.0,<=6.0.0alpha1 2.3.1PHP >=5.3.0,<=8.0.0alpha1 2.4.1PHP ^5.3 || ^7 3.0.0alpha1PHP ^7 v3.0.0alpha4PHP ^7.4 || ^8 v3.0.0beta1PHP ^8.1 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c943a083635c28520599075eaea7ede2d743b7697b76e84d6bdc37e52cc8249b?d=identicon)[yunosh](/maintainers/yunosh) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c931cd02664859360478593450d6c473a05bb12b209dfacfc534cd13257cc7ef?d=identicon)[ralflang](/maintainers/ralflang) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e4f6c6771993db2ed500959b42353f6cf6a2ca0406d9617f7ae680f4504faa4a?d=identicon)[horde](/maintainers/horde) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a7767adb66b45f2f05bcd44d49bc4e67efacd9ce05b161ce2d481d5dd6af025c?d=identicon)[mrubinsk](/maintainers/mrubinsk) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/816e2b926f25f8cd2939054c7a7173011b4303d690e25ab61bf33cf8c7cf71ae?d=identicon)[tdannhauer](/maintainers/tdannhauer) --- Top Contributors [![yunosh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/379318?v=4)](https://github.com/yunosh "yunosh (484 commits)")[![ralflang](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/646976?v=4)](https://github.com/ralflang "ralflang (65 commits)")[![mrubinsk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66822?v=4)](https://github.com/mrubinsk "mrubinsk (64 commits)")[![slusarz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/381003?v=4)](https://github.com/slusarz "slusarz (57 commits)")[![TDannhauer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6716033?v=4)](https://github.com/TDannhauer "TDannhauer (18 commits)")[![wrobel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10232?v=4)](https://github.com/wrobel "wrobel (8 commits)")[![Ivan-SB](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10403516?v=4)](https://github.com/Ivan-SB "Ivan-SB (6 commits)")[![remicollet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/270445?v=4)](https://github.com/remicollet "remicollet (3 commits)")[![atoomic](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/405282?v=4)](https://github.com/atoomic "atoomic (2 commits)")[![Copilot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/1143301?v=4)](https://github.com/Copilot "Copilot (2 commits)")[![mnaberez](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52712?v=4)](https://github.com/mnaberez "mnaberez (2 commits)")[![PaulSzymanski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/519954?v=4)](https://github.com/PaulSzymanski "PaulSzymanski (1 commits)")[![myrho](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1172181?v=4)](https://github.com/myrho "myrho (1 commits)")[![midahp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/19747890?v=4)](https://github.com/midahp "midahp (1 commits)")[![thomasjfox](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1146758?v=4)](https://github.com/thomasjfox "thomasjfox (1 commits)")[![ghunti](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/392038?v=4)](https://github.com/ghunti "ghunti (1 commits)")[![dulinux](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/539696?v=4)](https://github.com/dulinux "dulinux (1 commits)") --- Tags schemamigrationdbal ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/horde-db/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/horde-db/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/horde-db) ``` ### Alternatives [horde/horde Horde base application 583.0k70](/packages/horde-horde)[horde/kronolith Calendar and scheduling application 101.5k4](/packages/horde-kronolith)[horde/imp Webmail application 261.3k](/packages/horde-imp)[horde/imap_client IMAP client library 275.5k19](/packages/horde-imap-client) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)