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redstraw/hooch
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Database abstraction layer (dbal) and fluent query builder for PHP.

099PHP

Since Mar 11Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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[![Hooch](./docs/img/hooch.png)](./docs/img/hooch.png)

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About
-----

[](#about)

Database abstraction layer (dbal) and fluent query builder for PHP. Developers can use this package on its own or in conjunction with a framework.

### Features

[](#features)

- Build select, insert, update & delete queries.
- Chain query statements together.
- Use filters to store & recall query logic.
- Switch database connections with ease.
- PSR simple-cache & logging compatible.
- Supported database drivers:
    - PDO
    - MySQLi
- Supported databases:
    - MySQL
    - PostgreSQL (TBD)
    - SQLite (TBD)

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.1
- PDO or MySQLi extension.

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

[](#installation)

### via Composer

[](#via-composer)

```
composer require redstraw/hooch
```

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

[](#documentation)

TBD

References
----------

[](#references)

- [Hooch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooch), shortened form of Hoochinoo (1877), from the name of a native tribe in Alaska whose distilled liquor was a favorite with miners in the 1898 [Klondike gold rush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush).
- Icons made by [Freepik](https://www.freepik.com/) from [www.flaticon.com](https://www.flaticon.com/) is licensed by [CC 3.0 BY](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9795b1c465b951230666d9a8259843f570697a43755fa6b43d94e27a5ee9f240?d=identicon)[Freid001](/maintainers/Freid001)

---

Top Contributors

[![Freid001](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4905858?v=4)](https://github.com/Freid001 "Freid001 (219 commits)")

---

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