21 best PHP DB Operations libraries in 2024

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Perform database operations like page rendering, creating database schemes, executing queries, creating data implodes, and other such database operations to integrate functionalities and procedures in different PHP applications like networking, sockets, Node.js, databases, Oracle, composer, etc., using PHP database libraries. 


Using PHP, you can access and work with databases. There are five types of databases: hierarchical databases, network databases, object-oriented databases, relational databases, and NoSQL databases. MySQL, a relational database management system, is the most widely used database system with PHP. It is a database system used on the web, runs on a server, and is ideal for large and small applications. In MySQL, database tables are used to hold the data. A table is made up of columns and rows and contains linked data. It helps organize information. PHP, in combination with MySQL, works across platforms. 


MySQLi is an improved MySQL. Unlike MySQL, which can only use procedurally, the MySQLi extension can be used both procedurally and object-oriented. Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and the MySQLi Extension can be utilized to develop CRUD capabilities in PHP. The term CRUD refers to creating, reading, updating, and deleting. As the name implies, these PHP CRUD operations using MySQLi manipulate database data, which is crucial to the fundamental functionality of any web application. A PHP application with a MySQL database can be developed to carry out these actions. 


You can check out the below list to find the best PHP database operations libraries and their library functions for your application development: 

monologby Seldaek

PHP doticonstar image 20395 doticonVersion:3.3.1doticon
License: Permissive (MIT)

Sends your logs to files, sockets, inboxes, databases and various web services

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            monologby Seldaek

            PHP doticon star image 20395 doticonVersion:3.3.1doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

            Sends your logs to files, sockets, inboxes, databases and various web services
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                      dbalby doctrine

                      PHP doticonstar image 9087 doticonVersion:3.6.3doticon
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                      Doctrine Database Abstraction Layer

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                                dbalby doctrine

                                PHP doticon star image 9087 doticonVersion:3.6.3doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                Doctrine Database Abstraction Layer
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                                          laravel-mongodbby jenssegers

                                          PHP doticonstar image 6486 doticonVersion:v3.9.5doticon
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                                          A MongoDB based Eloquent model and Query builder for Laravel (Moloquent)

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                                                    laravel-mongodbby jenssegers

                                                    PHP doticon star image 6486 doticonVersion:v3.9.5doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                    A MongoDB based Eloquent model and Query builder for Laravel (Moloquent)
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                                                              adminerby vrana

                                                              PHP doticonstar image 5715 doticonVersion:v4.8.1doticon
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                                                              Database management in a single PHP file

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                                                                        adminerby vrana

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                                                                        Database management in a single PHP file
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                                                                                  Medooby catfan

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                                                                                  The lightweight PHP database framework to accelerate the development.

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                                                                                            Medooby catfan

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                                                                                            The lightweight PHP database framework to accelerate the development.
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                                                                                                      phinxby cakephp

                                                                                                      PHP doticonstar image 4348 doticonVersion:0.13.4doticon
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                                                                                                      PHP Database Migrations for Everyone

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                                                                                                                phinxby cakephp

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                                                                                                                PHP Database Migrations for Everyone
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                                                                                                                          l5-repositoryby andersao

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                                                                                                                          Laravel 5 - Repositories to abstract the database layer

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                                                                                                                                    l5-repositoryby andersao

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                                                                                                                                    Laravel 5 - Repositories to abstract the database layer
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                                                                                                                                              configby symfony

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                                                                                                                                              Helps you find, load, combine, autofill and validate configuration values of any kind

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                                                                                                                                                        configby symfony

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                                                                                                                                                                  Search-Replace-DBby interconnectit

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                                                                                                                                                                  This script was made to aid the process of migrating PHP and MySQL based websites. Works with most common CMSes.

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                                                                                                                                                                            Search-Replace-DBby interconnectit

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                                                                                                                                                                            This script was made to aid the process of migrating PHP and MySQL based websites. Works with most common CMSes.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      PHP doticonstar image 3313 doticonVersion:v2.0.2doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Laravel Migrations Generator: Automatically generate your migrations from an existing database schema.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                migrations-generatorby Xethron

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                                                                                                                                                                                                Laravel Migrations Generator: Automatically generate your migrations from an existing database schema.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHP doticonstar image 3648 doticonVersion:5.2.0doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Easily build Eloquent queries from API requests

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    laravel-query-builderby spatie

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              php-crud-apiby mevdschee

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Single file PHP script that adds a REST API to a SQL database

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        php-crud-apiby mevdschee

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Wrapper for a PHP MySQL class, which utilizes MySQLi and prepared statements.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            PHP-MySQLi-Database-Classby ThingEngineer

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Wrapper for a PHP MySQL class, which utilizes MySQLi and prepared statements.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      phpRedisAdminby erikdubbelboer

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Simple web interface to manage Redis databases.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          fatfreeby bcosca

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          A powerful yet easy-to-use PHP micro-framework designed to help you build dynamic and robust Web applications - fast!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    A powerful yet easy-to-use PHP micro-framework designed to help you build dynamic and robust Web applications - fast!
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              phpfastcacheby PHPSocialNetwork

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              A high-performance backend cache system. It is intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load. Well implemented, it can drops the database load to almost nothing, yielding faster page load times for users, better resource utilization. It is simple yet powerful.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        PHP doticon star image 2281 doticonVersion:8.1.4doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A high-performance backend cache system. It is intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load. Well implemented, it can drops the database load to almost nothing, yielding faster page load times for users, better resource utilization. It is simple yet powerful.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  idiormby j4mie

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  A lightweight nearly-zero-configuration object-relational mapper and fluent query builder for PHP5.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      mysqldump-phpby ifsnop

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHP version of mysqldump cli that comes with MySQL

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PHP version of mysqldump cli that comes with MySQL
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHP DataMapper, ORM

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              notormby vrana

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              NotORM - PHP library for simple reading data from the database

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        NotORM - PHP library for simple reading data from the database
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ezsqlby ezSQL

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHP class to make interacting with a database ridiculusly easy

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            PHP class to make interacting with a database ridiculusly easy
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