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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. zonuexe/phactory ActiveLibrary[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) zonuexe/phactory ================ A Database Factory for PHP Unit Tests v0.5.0(10y ago)011Apache-2.0PHPPHP >= 5.4.0 Since Aug 21Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/BaguettePHP/phactory)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/zonuexe/phactory)[ Docs](http://phactory.org)[ RSS](/packages/zonuexe-phactory/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (7)Used By (0) Phactory: PHP Database Object Factory for Unit Testing ====================================================== [](#phactory-php-database-object-factory-for-unit-testing) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c41ff26518f2fa0eac794c2be1404ae129015296c76180058509c42f99630c2f/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f42616775657474655048502f70686163746f72792e737667)](https://travis-ci.org/BaguettePHP/phactory)[![Package version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/982641230fb15d04a819a0d6919ce3e2fa3b3a9016ea60023dc94e483d0637f7/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7a6f6e756578652f70686163746f72792e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/zonuexe/objectsystem)[![Apache License 2.0](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/54c5af37712abe12d8b4bfee2fdad92e184f24d37a5bc99f26bfa9fbc460c456/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f42616775657474655048502f70686163746f72792e737667)](https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0) What is it? ----------- [](#what-is-it) Phactory is an alternative to using database fixtures in your PHP unit tests. Instead of maintaining a separate XML file of data, you define a blueprint for each table, and then create as many different objects as you need. Phactory was inspired by Factory Girl. Features -------- [](#features) - Define default values for your table rows once with Phactory::define(), then easily create objects in that table with a call to Phactory::create(). - Create associations between your defined tables, and the objects will automatically be associated in the database upon creation. - Use sequences to create unique values for each successive object you create. Database Support ---------------- [](#database-support) - MySQL - Sqlite - Postgresql Language Support ---------------- [](#language-support) - PHP >= 5.3 Limitations ----------- [](#limitations) - Each table must have a single integer primary key for associations to work. ### Health Score 25 — LowBetter than 36% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity52 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 53.5% 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 ~239 days Recently: every ~299 days Total 6 Last Release 3863d ago PHP version history (2 changes)v0.4PHP >=5.3.0 v0.5.0PHP >= 5.4.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e1cc4bc1729b858086681a12494fda6cced8f26db3d0928ae4d81c68ddf8dc06?d=identicon)[zonuexe](/maintainers/zonuexe) --- Top Contributors [![chriskite](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/72308?v=4)](https://github.com/chriskite "chriskite (61 commits)")[![zonuexe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/822086?v=4)](https://github.com/zonuexe "zonuexe (23 commits)")[![jimbojsb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/107836?v=4)](https://github.com/jimbojsb "jimbojsb (9 commits)")[![abarrera](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/235122?v=4)](https://github.com/abarrera "abarrera (6 commits)")[![sebastianbergmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25218?v=4)](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann "sebastianbergmann (3 commits)")[![drock](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/164126?v=4)](https://github.com/drock "drock (2 commits)")[![amsa](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1153498?v=4)](https://github.com/amsa "amsa (2 commits)")[![ramsey](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/42941?v=4)](https://github.com/ramsey "ramsey (2 commits)")[![maciej-bielski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3303828?v=4)](https://github.com/maciej-bielski "maciej-bielski (1 commits)")[![cschwendiman](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/403162?v=4)](https://github.com/cschwendiman "cschwendiman (1 commits)")[![renebruns](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/381730?v=4)](https://github.com/renebruns "renebruns (1 commits)")[![cgarvis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/213125?v=4)](https://github.com/cgarvis "cgarvis (1 commits)")[![trimbletodd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/684058?v=4)](https://github.com/trimbletodd "trimbletodd (1 commits)")[![Lumbendil](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/184785?v=4)](https://github.com/Lumbendil "Lumbendil (1 commits)") --- Tags testingdatabasemysqlsqlitemongodb ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/zonuexe-phactory/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/zonuexe-phactory/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/zonuexe-phactory) ``` ### Alternatives [chriskite/phactory A Database Factory for PHP Unit Tests 140218.6k8](/packages/chriskite-phactory)[dg/adminer-custom Customization for Adminer, the best database management tool written in PHP. 134780.5k16](/packages/dg-adminer-custom)[zumba/mongounit PHPUnit extension that supports mongodb 3198.9k1](/packages/zumba-mongounit)[vectorface/mysqlite Select MySQL compatibility functions for PDO's SQLite driver 3640.2k1](/packages/vectorface-mysqlite)[dg/adminer Customization for Adminer, the best database management tool written in PHP. 1342.7k](/packages/dg-adminer)[moharrum/laravel-adminer Adminer database management tool for your Laravel application. 451.0k](/packages/moharrum-laravel-adminer) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)