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substancephp/sql
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A simple SQL query builder for PHP

v0.4.0(1y ago)00[4 issues](https://github.com/substancephp/sql/issues)MITPHPPHP >=8.4CI passing

Since Apr 29Pushed 4mo agoCompare

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[SubstancePHP](https://github.com/substancephp): [SQL](https://packagist.org/packages/substancephp/sql)
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[](#substancephp-sql)

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

`substancephp/sql` is a SQL query builder library for PHP.

It is intended as a very thin wrapper around raw SQL.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require substancephp/sql

```

Note PHP 8.4 or greater is required.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

TODO

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance63

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~1 days

Total

5

Last Release

381d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b92046d7067a88a8fa81cd464784b3cf41d1e2cc691613fd574770e69747e8e1?d=identicon)[matt-harvey](/maintainers/matt-harvey)

---

Top Contributors

[![matt-harvey](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6045346?v=4)](https://github.com/matt-harvey "matt-harvey (13 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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