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simpl/sql
=========

A dead-simple layer on top of PDO to make PDO setup and querying simpler

v1.3.0(5y ago)01181MITPHPPHP >=5.1.0

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Simple/SQL
==========

[](#simplesql)

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A dead-simple layer on top of PDO to make PDO setup and querying simpler
------------------------------------------------------------------------

[](#a-dead-simple-layer-on-top-of-pdo-to-make-pdo-setup-and-querying-simpler)

This component makes it easy to make and execute SQL statements with PDO.

You can run parameterized queries in a single step instead of doing separate prepare and execute statements.

This will automatically convert your query to a prepared statement with parameterized queries to prevent nasty SQL injection attacks.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require simpl/sql
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Connecting to the database.

[](#connecting-to-the-database)

#### Basic connection

[](#basic-connection)

```
$db = new \Simpl\SQL('localhost', 'your-db-name', 'your-username', 'your-password');
```

#### Connection with configuration array.

[](#connection-with-configuration-array)

```
$config = [
    'prefix' => 'mysql',
    'host' => 'localhost',
    'port' => 3306,
    'dbname' => 'your-db-name',
    'username' => 'your-username',
    'password' => 'your-password'
];
$db = new \Simpl\SQL($config);
```

### Running a SELECT query with parameters.

[](#running-a-select-query-with-parameters)

```
$res = $db->query('select * from test where foo = ? or bar = ?', [$foo, $bar]);
```

> Since this is just a wrapper around PDO, you'll get back a `\PDOStatement` object you can then operate on as you normally would.

See  for full documentation.

Coding Standards
----------------

[](#coding-standards)

This library uses [PHP\_CodeSniffer](http://www.squizlabs.com/php-codesniffer) to ensure coding standards are followed.

I have adopted the [PHP FIG PSR-2 Coding Standard](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/) EXCEPT for the tabs vs spaces for indentation rule. PSR-2 says 4 spaces. I use tabs. No discussion.

To support indenting with tabs, I've defined a custom PSR-2 ruleset that extends the standard [PSR-2 ruleset used by PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/CodeSniffer/Standards/PSR2/ruleset.xml). You can find this ruleset in the root of this project at PSR2Tabs.xml

### Codesniffer

[](#codesniffer)

```
composer codensiffer
```

### Codefixer

[](#codefixer)

```
composer codefixer
```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~4 days

Total

4

Last Release

2030d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1cda8a02682a999e89bc2443c6c169b1dc9228cc4709d0b5fad642dc2a151141?d=identicon)[joshmoody](/maintainers/joshmoody)

---

Top Contributors

[![volnix](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1538220?v=4)](https://github.com/volnix "volnix (2 commits)")[![joshmoody](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1504862?v=4)](https://github.com/joshmoody "joshmoody (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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