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pm-connect/db-diff
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A simple php based tool/application for comparing and generating a diff/comparison of any two given databases. Supports multiple database drivers.

1.2.3(9y ago)022MITPHP >=5.6.4

Since Dec 14Compare

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[](#db-diff----)

A simple php based database structure diff tool that you can self host.

Looking to build a diff tool your self? Check out [db-diff-utils](https://github.com/PM-Connect/db-diff-utils).

[![DB Diff](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PM-Connect/db-diff/master/public/img/db-diff.png)](https://github.com/PM-Connect/db-diff)

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

[](#installation)

Installation can be done through either composer, or using docker.

#### Using Composer

[](#using-composer)

You will need to install the project using a web server using php7+.

```
composer create-project --prefer-dist pm-connect/db-diff db-diff

```

#### Using Docker

[](#using-docker)

There is an available docker image and docker file with this project that will give you a running application within seconds.

Either create a machine from the `jralph/db-diff` docker image, or run the `Dockerfile` and create your own.

**Note:** When using docker to run the diff application, diffs will be run using the sync queue. This means that you will only be able to run one diff at a time and may be limited to the http request duration.

[Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/jralph/db-diff/)

### Config

[](#config)

You will need to set a database configuration to save the diff logs, this is done in a `.env` file, which you will need to create. An example is provided below.

Once done, you will also need to run the migrations.

```
php artisan migrate

```

You can also optionally setup a queue to enable better performance for diff running.

#### Example `.env` File

[](#example-env-file)

```
APP_ENV=local
APP_KEY=base64:1v0HsWYBr3Onmy5WNqIIs2/s3d0moHRg9IPK4ZD0/rY=
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_LOG_LEVEL=debug
APP_URL=http://db-diff.dev

DB_CONNECTION=sqlite

QUEUE_DRIVER=database

BROADCAST_DRIVER=log
CACHE_DRIVER=file
SESSION_DRIVER=file
QUEUE_DRIVER=sync

```

#### Queues

[](#queues)

If you opt to use a queue driver that is not `sync`, you will need to run the build-in queue worker through the command line.

```
php artisan queue:listen --queue=default --timeout=120

```

You may also want to set the timeout to a greater value, depending on the size of the databases you are planning to diff. Generally a 60 second timeout works well in most cases.

For more information on running queue workers, please see [here](https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/queues#running-the-queue-worker).

Issues
------

[](#issues)

Please submit any issues using GitHubs build in issue management.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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 ~0 days

Total

8

Last Release

3483d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/394523?v=4)[Marcus Speight](/maintainers/wizbit)[@wizbit](https://github.com/wizbit)

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Top Contributors

[![jralph](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3825404?v=4)](https://github.com/jralph "jralph (18 commits)")

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