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torandi/php-migrations
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Introduction
============

[](#introduction)

This is a php-script that helps you handling versions of your database in a format that works well with code versioning.

Configuration and setup
=======================

[](#configuration-and-setup)

1. composer require torandi/php-migrations
2. Create a directory in your project named "migrations" (or whatever)
3. Symlink update\_database.php and create\_migration.php into the directory.
4. Copy config-example.php to config.php and edit it to fit your project (see config-example.php for more info)

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

Use ./create\_migration.php migration\_name to create a new migration

This creates a empty migration with a name like 20110821231945\_migration\_name.sql. The file name (including the date) is the version name, and must be unique.

You may also specify a second argument to create\_migration to select file format (sql or php):

- SQL: SQL to be run for the migration (multiple lines separated by ;)
- PHP: PHP code to be executed, the environment you loaded in config.php is available, remember <?php and be verbose. Not run in global scope

To then run the migrations execute ./update\_database.php which runs all unrun migrations. The table schema\_migrations are created (if not exist) containing all run migrations.

PHP-migration-script-helper-functions
-------------------------------------

[](#php-migration-script-helper-functions)

migration\_sql(query): Print and run query run\_sql(query): Run query in silence

update\_database.php usage
--------------------------

[](#update_databasephp-usage)

./update\_database.php \[options\] \[username\]

Username may be optional, depending on your config.php

### Arguments

[](#arguments)

```
--help,  -h: Show help
--check, -c: Checks if there are any migrations to run, but does not run them (dry run)

```

###  Health Score

31

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LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 52% 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

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Total

1

Last Release

3780d ago

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