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joaojoyce/phlatdb
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A flat file db for PHP

0.0.2(10y ago)023MITPHP

Since Mar 13Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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Phlatdb!
========

[](#phlatdb)

A simple flat file database for PHP.

By using a simple flat file database written in PHP you can start simple projects with a working database without the need for any configuration, database migration, etc...

###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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 ~4 days

Total

2

Last Release

3710d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c5bebf3b5aacf2d3cd5e71927b69968af8da812e12563502720dec060ed660d0?d=identicon)[joao.joyce](/maintainers/joao.joyce)

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Top Contributors

[![joaojoyce](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5451182?v=4)](https://github.com/joaojoyce "joaojoyce (26 commits)")

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Tags

databasedbflatphlatflat file db

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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