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Populate Database (Works only for mysql)
========================================

[](#populate-database-works-only-for-mysql)

This class populate the table in database with random values. In some cases, we need to view an application with data and this class solve this problem.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PDO
- PHP >= 5.3

How to install:
---------------

[](#how-to-install)

You need to use the composer:

```
{
	"require": {
		"tokenpost/populate-mysql-db": "dev-master"
	}
}
```

How to usage:
-------------

[](#how-to-usage)

The class Populate generate random numbers for:

- int
- bigint
- mediumint
- smallint
- tinyint
- float
- double

and generate texts for

- varchar
- text

There is a class to generate Lorem impsum texts.

If you want to change a fix value instead a lorem ipsum generator, you can use the method `->setFixValue('','');`.

```
// Example:
....
$populate->setFixValue('image_field','/assets/image/photo.png');
```

An example
----------

[](#an-example)

Paragraphs are separated by a blank line.

```
try {

	$pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=test;charset=utf8",'root','');

	$populate = new Populate();
	$populate->beginWithLoremIpsum(false); // If you want the text beginning with lorem ipsum
	$populate->setPDO($pdo); // set the PDO class

	$populate->setTable('table_test'); // Set the table to populate
	$populate->setFixValue('image_example','/assets/image/photo.jpg'); // if you want a fix value
	echo $populate->insert(100); // The number of inserts
}
catch(Exception $e)
{
	echo $e->getMessage();
}
```

Another Example
---------------

[](#another-example)

```
$pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=test;charset=utf8",'root','');

$populate = new Populate();
$populate->beginWithLoremIpsum(false); // If you want the text beginning with lorem ipsum
$populate->setPDO($pdo); // set the PDO class

$populate->setTable('table_test'); // Set the table to populate
$populate->setFixValue('image_example','/assets/image/photo.jpg'); // if you want a fix value
echo $populate->clean(); // Truncate the table
```

You can execute via php cli or task.

Extra
-----

[](#extra)

If you want, you can use the Lorem Ipsum generator in your projects. The class Populate\\LoremIpsumGenerator use the Singleton like a design pattern.

An example:

```
$lorem = \Populate\LoremIpsumGenerator::getInstance();

// If u want to generate by a number of words
echo $lorem->generateByWords(30);

// If u want to generate by a number of chars
echo $lorem->generateByChars(30);

// If u want to generate by a paragraph number. The second parameter is if you want to separe by html (tag: )
echo $lorem->generateByParagraph(2,true);

// And if u want to generate a random word
echo $lorem->generateRandomWord();
```

###  Health Score

15

—

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Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

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