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rapidwebltd/zebra-session-loader
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This library automatically starts Zebra sessions (database powered sessions) wherever vendor/autoload.php is included. It can be useful if you need to add database powered sessions to a bespoke PHP application that lacks an existing framework.

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Zebra Session Loader
====================

[](#zebra-session-loader)

This library automatically starts Zebra sessions (database powered sessions) wherever `vendor/autoload.php` is included. It can be useful if you need to add database powered sessions to a bespoke PHP application that lacks an existing framework.

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

[](#installation)

1. Run `composer require rapidwebltd/zebra-session-loader`.
2. Create a `session_data` table in your MySQL database to hold session data. You can use the SQL below to do this.

```
CREATE TABLE `session_data` (
  `session_id` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
  `hash` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
  `session_data` blob NOT NULL,
  `session_expire` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
  PRIMARY KEY  (`session_id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
```

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

[](#configuration)

Add the following to your `.env` file, changing the database connection details to point at the database containing your `session_data` table.

You should also ensure the security code is changed to a random string.

```
ZEBRA_SESSION_SECURITY_CODE=random_string_of_chars_og4bf42kh07odgh20gjwe
ZEBRA_SESSION_DATABASE_CONNECTION_NAME=main

DCOM_MAIN_OBJECT_TYPE=mysqli    # Must be a mysqli object
DCOM_MAIN_DATABASE_TYPE=mysql

DCOM_MAIN_DATABASE_HOST=localhost
DCOM_MAIN_DATABASE_USERNAME=root
DCOM_MAIN_DATABASE_PASSWORD=password
DCOM_MAIN_DATABASE_NAME=dbname

```

Now any page that includes `vendor/autoload.php` will automatically use database powered sessions, provided by Zebra sessions.

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 66.7% 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 ~112 days

Total

2

Last Release

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### Community

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