phinx cloudconf 2016 presentation
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Rob Morgan @_rjm_ #phinx #php #cloudconf2016
What is a Database or Schema Migration?
“A schema migration is performed on a database whenever it is necessary to update
or revert that database's schema to some newer or older version. Migrations are
performed programmatically by using a schema migration tool.”
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_migration
What is Phinx?
“Phinx is a tool that allows you to migrate your database schema over time”
Rob Morgan
• Creator & Lead Developer of Phinx
• Writing PHP for almost 15 years
• Email: [email protected]
• http://robmorgan.id.au
@_rjm_
asd
Australia
Brief History• Open Sourced in 2012 under the MIT License
• 37 Releases to Date
• 900k Downloads and 115+ Contributors
• Used in CakePHP 3.0.0
• Built on top of Symfony Components (and only 3)
Features• Write database migrations using PHP code
• Migrate up and down
• Seed data after database creation
• Take advantage of SCM features such as branching
• Integrate with any app
• Get going in less than 5 minutes
Supported Databases
Compatibility MatrixMySQL PostgreSQL SQLite SQL Server
PHP 5.4 ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
PHP 5.5 ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
PHP 5.6 ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
PHP 7 ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
HHVM ❌
Why did I write Phinx?
We started to look for better solutions
Phing with DbDeploy
We developed on Mac & Linux, but deployed on
Windows
Why Should I Use Phinx?
Phinx is Fast
It requires PHP 5.4
Production Ready
How can I install Phinx?
• Pear
• Composer
• Build a Phar package (see Github)
How can I install Phinx?
• Pear
• Composer
• Build a Phar package (see Github)
It’s a command line application (although it does contain a web application)
$ vendor/bin/phinx
Creating a migration
$ vendor/bin/phinx create CreatePostsTable
Phinx by Rob Morgan - https://phinx.org. version 0.5.3
using config file ./phinx.yml using config parser yaml using migration path /Users/robbym/Code/phinx/db/migrations using seed path /Users/robbym/Code/phinx/db/seeds using migration base class Phinx\Migration\AbstractMigration using default template created ./db/migrations/20160309162303_create_posts_table.php
Phinx by Rob Morgan - https://phinx.org. version 0.5.3
using config file ./phinx.yml using config parser yaml using migration path /Users/robbym/Code/phinx/db/migrations using seed path /Users/robbym/Code/phinx/db/seeds using migration base class Phinx\Migration\AbstractMigration using default template created ./db/migrations/20160309162303_create_posts_table.php
Reversible Migrations
Only some methods can be reversed!
createTable
renameTable
addColumn
renameColumn
addIndex
addForeignIndex
Seed Command
Real World Use Case
Let’s pretend our Customer wants us to build a new
web application
The Customer
• He wants a competitor to Wordpress
• Needs it tomorrow
• Willing to pay alot some money
Phinx can help!(but not do everything)
But first we must install it…
Installing via Composer
# first require Phinx $ php composer.phar require robmorgan/phinx
# then install it including the dependencies $ php composer.phar install
Creating a Migration
What’s coming in Phinx 0.6.0?
Lightweight ORM
API Freeze towards 1.0
What about the future?
Multiple Database Support
Migration Generator
Data Transformation
Documentation
Please Read before opening an issue!
Contributing• Before you open an issue, search the existing
ones!
• Fixing the documentation is a great place to start
• Read the CONTRIBUTING.md file on Github
• At the end of the day, nobody bites and its only PHP!
Rob Morgan @_rjm_ #phinx #php #cloudconf2016
ONE MILLION
DOWNLOADS
Cheers!• Rob Morgan (@_rjm_)
• https://phinx.org
• http://robmorgan.id.au
Rob Morgan @_rjm_ #phinx #php #cloudconf2016