Phinx

PHP Database Migrations For Everyone

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Why use Phinx?

Super easy to install

Most database migration tools are framework dependent, complicated, confusing to install/configure and a pain in the ass to write migrations for. In less than 5 minutes you can install Phinx, create and execute your first migration.

Write migrations in Pure PHP or SQL

Phinx supports migrations written in both PHP and SQL. Use the PHP syntax to make your migrations portable between different database vendors or hand-code advanced queries. It's your choice.

Full Documentation

Phinx has extensive documentation available at http://docs.phinx.org.

Integrates with your Deploy Tool

As Phinx executes from the command-line, it is painless to integrate with your deploy, build or CI tool.

Completely Free

Phinx is and will always remain completely free, open-source software. Developers are encouraged to fork, hack and modify Phinx. If you use Phinx commercially then please consider making a donation.

Screencast

I'm currently working on a screencast for Phinx. More details soon!

Support

Phinx has comprehensive documentation available at http://docs.phinx.org/ or check out the Getting Started guide. Alternatively you may email me directly.

robbym@gmail.com

Rob Morgan

Hi, I'm the lead developer of Phinx and I develop it purely in my free time. Phinx would not be possible without the support and contributions of the community. If you use Phinx regulary then I encourage you to submit issues, write code/documentation or provide financial support.

Thanks for spreading the word!

http://robmorgan.id.au

By far the best way to install Phinx is via Composer (http://getcomposer.org).

Simply add Phinx as a dependency to your composer.json file:

{
    "require": {
        "robmorgan/phinx": "*"
    }
}

and install it:

curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
php composer.phar install --no-dev

Then Phinx can be executed using:

php vendor/bin/phinx

Now write your first migration:

$ php vendor/bin/phinx init .
$ vim phinx.yml
$ mkdir migrations
$ php vendor/bin/phinx create MyFirstMigration
$ php vendor/bin/phinx migrate -e development

And that's it! Phinx will connect to your development database and execute your first migration.