cakephp/phinx

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Phinx is a standalone PHP database migration tool that lets developers manage and version database schema changes using database-agnostic PHP or SQL code. It runs from the command line, supports up/down migrations and data seeding, and works with MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and SQL Server without requiring a full framework or ORM.

Use cases

• manage database schema migrations for a PHP app
• roll back database changes on deployment
• seed test or initial data after database creation
• write database-agnostic migrations that work across MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and SQL Server
• integrate database migrations into CI/CD or deploy pipelines
• track migration status from the command line

When to choose

• you need framework-independent database migrations in a PHP project
• you want migrations portable across multiple database vendors
• you need a lightweight migration tool without pulling in an ORM
• you want to seed databases and run migrations from CLI or CI

When to avoid

• your framework already ships its own migration system you prefer to use
• you need migrations for databases outside the four supported adapters
• you want a GUI-based database management tool
• your project is not written in PHP

Facets

library · maturity stable

database cli developer-tools databases developer-tools backend php cli cross-platform database-migrations schema-migrations database-seeding mysql postgresql sqlite sql-server composer command-line

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