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morris/microdb
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MicroDB is a minimalistic file-based JSON object database written in PHP.

0.1.1(9y ago)751.9k19[3 issues](https://github.com/morris/microdb/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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MicroDB
=======

[](#microdb)

**MicroDB is currently not maintained and highly experimental. See [\#15](https://github.com/morris/microdb/issues/15) for details.**

MicroDB is a minimalistic file-based JSON object database written in PHP.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Stores JSON objects as plain files
- Arbitrary indices using custom key functions
- Listen to database operations through events
- Synchronize arbitrary operations
- Make use of a subtree

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

For documentation, examples and API, see the [online documentation](http://morris.github.io/microdb).

---

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.4+

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The composer package name is `morris/microdb`. You can also download or fork the repository.

License
-------

[](#license)

MicroDB is licensed under the MIT License. See `LICENSE.md` for details.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community18

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92.5% 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 ~192 days

Total

2

Last Release

3551d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.3.0

0.1.1PHP >=5.4.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5a8abc912c6edf7bd2c37c29dae5cf7d775cbd6df90601e262440e21448582af?d=identicon)[morris](/maintainers/morris)

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Top Contributors

[![morris](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/32837?v=4)](https://github.com/morris "morris (37 commits)")[![rickerd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1032429?v=4)](https://github.com/rickerd "rickerd (2 commits)")[![tetreum](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1708730?v=4)](https://github.com/tetreum "tetreum (1 commits)")

---

Tags

jsondatabasefile

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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