propelorm/Propel2

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1270 stars · 403 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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Propel2 is an open-source, high-performance Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) library for modern PHP (7.4+/PHP8), built on code generation and Symfony components. It provides Active Record and query classes, schema migrations, reverse engineering of existing databases, and a behavior system for reusable model features.

Use cases

• map php objects to mysql or postgresql tables
• generate php model classes from an xml schema
• run database schema migrations without losing data
• reverse engineer an orm from an existing database
• build crud queries with a fluent query builder
• add reusable behaviors like sluggable or timestampable to models
• use an orm with symfony or silex

When to choose

• you want a fast, code-generation-based ORM in PHP with IDE-friendly generated getters/setters
• you need schema migrations and reverse engineering for MySQL, SQLite, or PostgreSQL
• you prefer Active Record patterns and a behavior/plugin system
• you're integrating an ORM into Symfony or Silex applications

When to avoid

• you prefer Doctrine's entity manager / data mapper approach, the dominant PHP ORM ecosystem
• you need a database unsupported by Propel (e.g., beyond MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MSSQL, Oracle)
• you want a runtime-only ORM without a code generation build step
• you need NoSQL or non-SQL data mapping

Facets

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orm database database-driver cli databases web-development backend developer-tools php cross-platform cli active-record query-builder schema-migration reverse-engineering code-generation mysql postgresql sqlite symfony-components

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