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piko/db-record
==============

A lightweight Active Record helper built on top of PDO.

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Piko Db Record
==============

[](#piko-db-record)

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Piko Db Record is a lightweight Active Record implementation built on top of PDO.

It has been tested and works with the following databases:

- SQLite
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MSSQL

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

[](#installation)

It's recommended that you use Composer to install Piko Db Record.

```
composer require piko/db-record
```

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

[](#documentation)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

First, ensure you have the necessary autoloading in place:

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
```

### Define Your Model

[](#define-your-model)

Use the `Piko\DbRecord`, `Piko\DbRecord\Attribute\Table`, and `Piko\DbRecord\Attribute\Column`classes to define your model. For example:

```
use Piko\DbRecord;
use Piko\DbRecord\Attribute\Table;
use Piko\DbRecord\Attribute\Column;

#[Table(name:'contact')]
class Contact extends DbRecord
{
    #[Column(primaryKey: true)]
    public ?int $id = null;

    #[Column]
    public $name = null;

    #[Column]
    public ?int $order = null;
}
```

### Setup Database Connection

[](#setup-database-connection)

Create a new PDO instance and set up your database schema:

```
// See https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.pdo.php
$db = new PDO('sqlite::memory:');

$query = order = 1;
$contact->save();

echo "Contact id : {$contact->id}"; // Contact id : 1
```

#### Read

[](#read)

Retrieve records from the database:

```
$st = $db->prepare('SELECT * FROM contact');
$st->execute();
$rows = $st->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_CLASS, Contact::class, [$db]);

print_r($rows); // Array ([0] => Contact Object(...))

// Load a single record by primary key:
$contact = (new Contact($db))->load(1);

var_dump($contact->name); // John
```

#### Delete

[](#delete)

Delete a record from the database:

```
$contact->delete();
print_r($st->fetchAll()); // Array()
```

Support
-------

[](#support)

If you encounter any issues or have questions, feel free to open an issue on GitHub.

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~141 days

Total

10

Last Release

91d ago

Major Versions

v1.1 → v2.02022-11-04

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0PHP >=7.1.0

v2.1PHP >=8.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![ilhooq](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1500886?v=4)](https://github.com/ilhooq "ilhooq (42 commits)")

---

Tags

databasesqlrecordactive-record

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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