rhinodb

ORM Framework for PHP

rhinodb does what PHP should have done from the start. It creates a PHP object from a database row.

Usage:

Simply extend your class withDBRecord to gain the features of rhinodb.

eg.

<?php
class User extends DBRecord {}

But what use is it??

Grab a single result from the database by creating an object:

<?php
$user = new User(array('username' => 'rhinobean'));
echo $user->username;
echo $user->id;

-- MAKES --

SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = 'rhinobean' LIMIT 1

Find a selection of possible results:

<?php
$banned = User::findByStatus(2);
foreach ($banned as $user){ ... }

-- MAKES --

SELECT * FROM users WHERE status = 2

Yes, you did read that correctly! you can use 'ActiveRecord' style find_by_x_or_y methods :D

<?php
class User extends DBRecord {
  public static function joinedToday() {
    return self::findByDateJoined(date("Y-m-d H:i:s"));
  }
}

Assumptions

rhinodb makes some assumptions about your DB setup.

Your database tables are the same as the classname (but pluralised) you setup
- This can be overridden: declare a static class property $TBL with the name of your table
Your column names include underscores i.e. date_joined

TODO

Give option to specify your DB naming conventions so magic meth takes this into account

ryantk / rhinodb