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softwarepunt/php-activerecord
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php-activerecord is an open source ORM library based on the ActiveRecord pattern.

v1.3(2y ago)02.9k3MITPHPPHP >=7.2.0

Since Jul 1Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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softwarepunt/php-activerecord
=============================

[](#softwarepuntphp-activerecord)

**This is a fork of php-activerecord, originally authored by [@kla](https://github.com/kla), [@jpfuentes2](https://github.com/jpfuentes2) and its [contributors](https://github.com/kla/php-activerecord/contributors).**

Important
---------

[](#important)

**⚠ `php-activerecord` is no longer actively being maintained, the original site is dead, and the project is mostly abandoned.**

I would ***not*** recommend this ORM for any new projects or developments.

This fork contains some quality-of-life enhancements, support for the latest PHP version, and fixes, which are relevant to us and some of our older projects that we maintain.

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

[](#installation)

We recommend using composer:

```
composer require softwarepunt/php-activerecord:dev-master

```

Because we do not actively maintain tags or versions for this project, you should refer to `dev-master`.

Documentation & usage
-------------------------

[](#documentation--usage)

- 👨‍💻 *The original project:*
- 📕 *Mirror of the old docs site:*

(⚠ phpactiverecord.org is dead and being squatted by someone, best to ignore it.)

Fork changes
------------

[](#fork-changes)

**This fork is currently only compatible with PHP 8.1!**

### Fixes

[](#fixes)

- Compatibility fixes over time for PHP 7.2, 8.0, 8.1
- `activerecord_autoload` no longer causes conflicts when the library is loaded more than once.
- Fix `count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable` error in `find_by_pk()`.
- Fix `castIntegerSafely()` throwing an error if the input is empty (e.g. empty string), now just returns zero.

### Enhancements

[](#enhancements)

- DateTime: Implement \\JsonSerializable, format in "c" mode.
- Added `set_is_new_record(bool)` to `Model` to help modifying internal state.
- Added experimental `reconnect()` function to `Connection`.
- Added `stupidfastquery($options)`: this converts options to a query and returns the raw PDO result set without any activerecord magic.
- Added `stupidfastqueryValues($options, $colIndex = 0)`: runs a `stupidfastquery` and returns an array of column values.
- Added `stupidfastcount($options)`: run query, only return row count.
- Added `find_all_with_wrapped_sort($options)`: this wraps the results in a separate SELECT for faster sorting on JOIN heavy queries.
- Pass `query_info` to `find($options)` options to get generated query data as result (used internally by `stupidfastcount` & co) - can be used if you want to convert `$options` to an actual statement:

    ```
    [
      'query' => $sql->to_s(),
      'values' => $sql->get_where_values(),
      'readonly' => $readonly,
      'eager_load' => $eager_load
    ];
    ```

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~1067 days

Total

4

Last Release

773d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0PHP >=5.3.0

v1.3PHP >=7.2.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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