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The lightweight PHP database framework to accelerate development
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pkg:composer/catfan/medoo
Requires
- php: >=7.3
- ext-pdo: *
Requires (Dev)
- phpunit/phpunit: ^9.0
Suggests
- ext-pdo_dblib: For MSSQL or Sybase database on Linux/UNIX platform
- ext-pdo_mysql: For MySQL or MariaDB database
- ext-pdo_oci: For Oracle database
- ext-pdo_pqsql: For PostgreSQL database
- ext-pdo_sqlite: For SQLite database
- ext-pdo_sqlsrv: For MSSQL database on both Window/Liunx platform
- dev-master
- v2.2.0
- v2.2.0-beta
- v2.1.12
- v2.1.11
- v2.1.10
- v2.1.9
- v2.1.8
- v2.1.7
- v2.1.6
- v2.1.5
- v2.1.4
- v2.1.3
- v2.1.2
- v2.1.1
- v2.1.0
- v2.0.1
- v2.0.0
- v1.7.10
- v1.7.9
- v1.7.8
- v1.7.7
- v1.7.6
- v1.7.5
- v1.7.4
- v1.7.3
- v1.7.2
- v1.7.1
- v1.7.0
- v1.6.1
- v1.6
- v1.5.7
- v1.5.6
- v1.5.5
- v1.5.4
- v1.5.3
- v1.5.2
- v1.5.1
- v1.5
- v1.5a
- v1.4.5
- v1.4.4
- v1.4.3
- v1.4.2
- v1.4.1
- v1.4
- v1.2.1
- v1.2
- v1.1.2
- v1.1.1
- v1.1
- v1.0.2
- v1.0
- v0.9.8
- v0.9.7
- v0.9.6.2
- v0.9.6
- v0.9.5.3
- dev-develop
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README
The lightweight PHP database framework to accelerate development.
Features
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Lightweight - Single-file framework with minimal dependencies. 
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Easy - Simple and intuitive API for quick integration. 
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Powerful - Supports complex SQL queries, data mapping, and SQL injection prevention. 
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Compatible - Works with MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MSSQL, Oracle, Sybase, and more. 
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Friendly - Integrates seamlessly with Laravel, CodeIgniter, Yii, Slim, and other PHP frameworks. 
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Free - Licensed under MIT, free to use for any purpose. 
Requirements
- PHP 7.3 or later
- PDO extension enabled
Get Started
Install via composer
Add Medoo to the composer.json configuration file.
$ composer require catfan/medoo
Then update Composer
$ composer update
// Require Composer's autoloader require 'vendor/autoload.php'; // Import Medoo namespace use Medoo\Medoo; // Initialize database connection $database = new Medoo([ 'type' => 'mysql', 'host' => 'localhost', 'database' => 'name', 'username' => 'your_username', 'password' => 'your_password' ]); // Insert data $database->insert('account', [ 'user_name' => 'foo', 'email' => 'foo@bar.com' ]); // Retrieve data $data = $database->select('account', [ 'user_name', 'email' ], [ 'user_id' => 50 ]); echo json_encode($data); // [{ // "user_name" : "foo", // "email" : "foo@bar.com", // }]
Contribution Guidelines
Before submitting a pull request, ensure compatibility with multiple database engines and include unit tests when possible.
Testing & Code Style
- Run phpunit teststo execute unit tests.
- Use php-cs-fixer fixto enforce code style consistency.
Commit Message Format
Each commit should begin with a tag indicating the type of change:
- [fix]for bug fixes
- [feature]for new features
- [update]for improvements
Keep contributions simple and well-documented.
License
Medoo is released under the MIT License.
Links
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Official website: https://medoo.in 
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Documentation: https://medoo.in/doc 
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MedooPHP 
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Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/medoo 
