This library provides abstraction methods for common operations on MySQL-like databases like SELECT, UPDATE, and INSERT using method chaining for the various MySQL features.

For example:

MySQL->for(string $table)
  ->with(?array $model)
  ->where(?array ...$conditions)
  ->order(?array $order_by)
  ->limit(int|array|null $limit)
  ->select(array $columns): array|bool;

which would be equivalent to the following in MySQL:

SELECT $columns FROM $table WHERE $filter ORDER BY $order_by LIMIT $limit;

composer require victorwesterlund/libmysqldriver

use libmysqldriver/MySQL;

Available statements

Example table name: beverages

use libmysqldriver\MySQL;

// Pass through: https://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.construct.php
$db = new MySQL($host, $user, $pass, $db);

All executor methods select(), update(), and insert() will return a mysqli_result object or boolean.

MySQL->for(
  string $table
): self;

All queries start by chaining the for(string $table) method. This will define which database table the current query should be executed on.

Example:

MySQL->for("beverages")->select("beverage_type");

Chain MySQL->select() anywhere after a MySQL->for() to retrieve columns from a database table.

Pass an associative array of strings, CSV string, or null to this method to filter columns.

MySQL->select(
  array|string|null $columns
): mysqli_result|bool;

In most cases you probably want to select with a constraint. Chain the where() method before select() to filter the query

$beverages = MySQL->for("beverages")->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages

[
  [
    "beverage_name" => "cappuccino",
    "beverage_size" => 10
  ],
  [
    "beverage_name" => "black",
    "beverage_size" => 15
  ],
  // ...etc
]

If you don't want an array of arrays and would instead like to access each key value pair directly. Chain the MySQL->flatten() anywhere before MySQL->select(). This will return the key value pairs of the first entry directly.

Note This method will not set LIMIT 1 for you. It is recommended to chain MySQL->limit(1) anywhere before MySQL->select(). You can read more about it here

$coffee = MySQL->for("beverages")->limit(1)->flatten()->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages WHERE beverage_type = "coffee" LIMIT 1

[
  "beverage_name" => "cappuccino",
  "beverage_size" => 10
]

Chain MySQL->insert() anywhere after a MySQL->for() to append a new row to a database table.

Passing a sequential array to insert() will assume that you wish to insert data for all defined columns in the table. Pass an associative array of [column_name => value] to INSERT data for specific columns (assuming the other columns have a DEFAULT value defined).

MySQL->insert(
  // Array of values to INSERT
  array $values
): mysqli_result|bool
// Returns true if row was inserted

MySQL->for("beverages")->insert([
  null,
  "coffee",
  "latte",
  10
]);
// INSERT INTO beverages VALUES (null, "coffee", "latte", 10);

true

Chain MySQL->delete() anywhere after a MySQL->for() to remove a row or rows from the a database table.

MySQL->delete(
  array ...$conditions
): mysqli_result|bool
// Returns true if at least one row was deleted

This method takes at least one MySQL->where()-syntaxed argument to determine which row or rows to delete. Refer to the MySQL->where() section for more information.

MySQL->for("beverages")->insert([
  null,
  "coffee",
  "latte",
  10
]);
// INSERT INTO beverages VALUES (null, "coffee", "latte", 10);

true

Chain MySQL->update() anywhere after a MySQL->for() to modify existing rows in a database table.

MySQL->update(
  // Key, value array of column names and values to update
  array $fields,
): mysqli_result|bool;
// Returns true if at least 1 row was changed

MySQL->for("beverages")->update(["beverage_size" => 10]); // UPDATE beverages SET beverage_size = 10

true

In most cases you probably want to UPDATE against a constaint. Chain a where() method before MySQL->update() to set constraints

Filter a MySQL->select() or MySQL->update() method by chaining the MySQL->where() method anywhere before it. The MySQL->delete() executor method also uses the same syntax for its arguments.

Each key, value pair will be AND constrained against each other.

MySQL->where(
  ?array ...$conditions
): self;

$coffee = MySQL->for("beverages")->where(["beverage_type" => "coffee"])->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages WHERE (beverage_type = "coffee");

[
  [
    "beverage_name" => "cappuccino",
    "beverage_size" => 10
  ],
  [
    "beverage_name" => "black",
    "beverage_size" => 15
  ]
]

Add additional key value pairs to an array passed to where() and they will all be compared as AND with each other.

MySQL->where([
  "beverage_type" => "coffee",
  "beverage_size" => 15
]);

WHERE (beverage_type = 'coffee' AND beverage_size = 15)

Passing an additional array of key values as an argument will OR it with all other arrays passed.

$filter1 = [
  "beverage_type" => "coffee",
  "beverage_size" => 15
];

$filter2 = [
  "beverage_type" => "tea",
  "beverage_name" => "black"
];

MySQL->where($filter1, $filter2, ...);

WHERE (beverage_type = 'coffee' AND beverage_size = 15) OR (beverage_type = 'tea' AND beverage_name = 'black')

By default, all values in an the assoc array passed to where() will be treated as an EQUALS (=) operator.

MySQL->where(["column" => "euqals_this_value"]);

Setting the value of any key to another assoc array will allow for more "advanced" filtering by defining your own Operators.

The key of this subarray can be any MySQL operator string, or the ->value of any case in the Operators enum.

MySQL->where([
  "beverage_name" => [
    Operators::LIKE->value => "%wildcard_contains%"
  ]
]);

Chain the MySQL->order() method before a MySQL->select() statement to order by a specific column

MySQL->order(
  ?array $order_by
): self;

$coffee = MySQL->for("beverages")->order(["beverage_name" => "ASC"])->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages ORDER BY beverage_name ASC

[
  [
    "beverage_name" => "tea",
    "beverage_size" => 10
  ],
  [
    "beverage_name" => "tea",
    "beverage_size" => 15
  ],
  // ...etc for "beverage_name = coffee"
]

Chain the limit() method before a MySQL->select() statement to limit the amount of columns returned

MySQL->limit(
  ?int $limit,
  ?int $offset = null
): self;

Note You can also flatten to a single dimensional array from the first entity by chaining MySQL->flatten()

This will simply LIMIT the results returned to the integer passed

$coffee = MySQL->for("beverages")->limit(1)->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages WHERE beverage_type = "coffee" LIMIT 1

[
  [
    "beverage_name" => "cappuccino",
    "beverage_size" => 10
  ]
]

This will OFFSET and LIMIT the results returned. The first argument will be the LIMIT and the second argument will be its OFFSET.

$coffee = MySQL->for("beverages")->limit(3, 2)->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages LIMIT 3 OFFSET 2

[
  [
    "beverage_name" => "tea",
    "beverage_size" => 10
  ],
  [
    "beverage_name" => "tea",
    "beverage_size" => 15
  ],
  // ...etc
]

Chain and pass an array to MySQL->with() before a select(), update(), or insert() method to limit which columns will be returned/affected. It will use the values of the array so it can be either sequential or associative.

This method will cause select(), update(), and insert() to ignore any columns that are not present in the passed table model.

You can remove an already set table model by passing null to MySQL->with()