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othercode/database
==================

Database access library

v2.0(9y ago)351MITPHPPHP >=5.3.3CI passing

Since May 8Pushed 3y ago2 watchersCompare

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OtherCode Database
==================

[](#othercode-database)

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Light database abstraction layer (PDO)

Currently supported:

- MySQL
- SQLite
- Postgres

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

[](#installation)

To install the package we only have to add the dependency to ***composer.json*** file:

```
"require": {
  "othercode/database": "*"
}
```

And run the following command:

```
composer update
```

### Install without Composer

[](#install-without-composer)

Also we can use this library without Composer, we only have to include in our script the **"database/autoload.php"** file.

```
require_once "database/autoload.php".
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Now we have to create the instance and add a new connection to it.

```
$db = new OtherCode\Database\Database();

$db->addConnection(array(
    'driver' => 'mysql',
    'host' => 'localhost',
    'dbname' => 'test',
    'username' => 'username',
    'password' => 'password'
));
```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.3% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3341d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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