# tpetry/laravel-postgresql-enhanced

Support for many missing PostgreSQL specific features

Repository: https://github.com/tpetry/laravel-postgresql-enhanced
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laravel-postgresql-enhanced
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-17T10:02:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1975, "days_push": 108, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1031, forks 47 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.152057+00:00)

## What it is
A Laravel package that adds many PostgreSQL-specific features missing from Laravel's database layer, which normally targets the lowest common denominator across databases. It extends migrations, schema builder, and query capabilities with PostgreSQL functionality like advanced indexes, domain types, and specialized column types.

## Use cases
- use postgres-specific column types in laravel migrations
- create partial and functional indexes in laravel
- run zero downtime migrations with postgres
- use full text search with laravel and postgresql
- create materialized views from laravel migrations
- use array and range columns in eloquent

## When to choose
- you use Laravel with PostgreSQL and need features Laravel's schema builder lacks
- you need zero-downtime index creation or advanced index types
- you want PostgreSQL-specific column types like arrays, ranges, or hstore in migrations

## When to avoid
- you use a database other than PostgreSQL
- your app sticks to Laravel's built-in cross-database feature set
- you don't use Laravel or Eloquent

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: database-driver, orm, search-engine
- domain: databases, web-development, backend
- platform: php
- tags: laravel, postgresql, eloquent, migrations, full-text-search, zero-downtime-migrations, database-extension

## Member repositories
- tpetry/laravel-postgresql-enhanced (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.152057+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:30.254754+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tpetry/laravel-postgresql-enhanced (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.152057+00:00, sha 0fb31d1d295a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.