DataStax PHP driver for Apache Cassandra®

This page describes the versions of the DataStax PHP driver that are compatible with DSE, HCD, Astra DB, and open-source Cassandra.

DataStax officially supports the last 12 months of releases, and DataStax recommends using the latest driver version whenever possible. Compatibility is not guaranteed for earlier versions.

New features and bug fixes are developed on the latest minor version of the driver, and users are encouraged to stay current with those minor releases. APIs are maintained stable according to semantic versioning conventions, and upgrades should be trivial.

Unless otherwise specified, version ranges include all patch versions. For example, a range of 4.0 to 4.3 includes all versions from 4.0.0 to the last 4.3.z release.

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Fully compatible

Partially compatible

Partially compatible

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DataStax PHP driver compatibility

The DataStax PHP driver is in maintenance mode, and it is not actively developed.

  • Cassandra

  • DSE

  • HCD

  • Astra DB

Driver version

Apache Cassandra® version

5.0+

4.0+

3.0+

1.2 to 1.3

Partially compatible c,w

Partially compatible w

Fully compatible

1.0 to 1.1

c Doesn’t support new features introduced in Cassandra 5.0 or later. May not be compatible with changes to existing functionality released in Cassandra 5.0 or later.

w Limited to the Cassandra 3.x API.

DSE 5.1 is partially compatible with versions 1.2 to 1.3 of the DataStax PHP driver.

While the DataStax PHP driver can connect to DSE 5.1 clusters, DataStax recommends using the DSE-only PHP driver for better compatibility with DSE 5.1.

The DataStax PHP driver is not compatible with DSE 6.8 or 6.9.

The DataStax PHP driver isn’t compatible with Hyper-Converged Database (HCD).

The DataStax PHP driver isn’t compatible with Astra DB.

DSE PHP driver compatibility (EOL)

The DSE-only PHP driver reached EOL in January 2022.

For more information, see End-of-life drivers for Apache Cassandra®.

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