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nkiraly/dbsteward
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SQL database definition differencing tool. Structure and data is defined in a DTD-enforced, human-readable XML format. Outputs transactional SQL statement files to apply your changes.

v1.4.3(6y ago)504.2k[3 PRs](https://github.com/dbsteward/dbsteward/pulls)BSD-2-ClausePHP >=5.5.0

Since Apr 1Compare

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###  Health Score

34

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LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

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 ~177 days

Recently: every ~405 days

Total

13

Last Release

2286d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.3.8PHP >=5.3.0

v1.4.2PHP >=5.5.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

xmldatabasesqlcomparedifference

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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