DataStax PHP Driver for Apache Cassandra

A modern, feature-rich and highly tunable PHP client library for Apache Cassandra 2.1+ using exclusively Cassandra’s binary protocol and Cassandra Query Language v3. Use the DSE PHP driver for better compatibility and support for DataStax Enterprise.

This is a wrapper around the DataStax C/C++ Driver for Apache Cassandra.

Note: DataStax products do not support big-endian systems.

Getting the Driver

Binary versions of the driver, available for multiple operating systems and multiple versions of PHP, can be obtained from our [download server]. The source code is made available via GitHub. If using DataStax Enterprise use the DSE PHP driver instead.

What’s new in v1.2.0/v1.3.0

Support for duration
Session::execute() and Session::executeAsync() now support a simple string for the query CQL and a simple array for the query execution option
Full support for Apache Cassandra 2.2 and 3.0+
Support for tinyint and smallint
Support for date and time
Support for user-defined function and aggregate metadata
Support for secondary index and materialized view metadata

Compatibility

This driver works exclusively with the Cassandra Query Language v3 (CQL3) and Cassandra’s native protocol. The current version works with:

Apache Cassandra versions 2.1, 2.2 and 3.0+
PHP 5.6, PHP 7.0, and PHP 7.1
- 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64)
- Thread safe (TS) and non-thread safe (NTS)
Compilers: GCC 4.1.2+, Clang 3.4+, and MSVC 2010/2012/2013/2015

If using DataStax Enterprise the DSE PHP driver provides more features and better compatibility.

Documentation

Getting Help

JIRA: https://datastax-oss.atlassian.net/browse/PHP
Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/a/lists.datastax.com/forum/#!forum/php-driver-user
DataStax Academy via Slack: https://academy.datastax.com/slack

Feedback Requested

Help us focus our efforts! Provide your input on the PHP Driver Platform and Runtime Survey (we kept it short).

Quick Start

<?php
$cluster   = Cassandra::cluster()                 // connects to localhost by default
                 ->build();
$keyspace  = 'system';
$session   = $cluster->connect($keyspace);        // create session, optionally scoped to a keyspace
$statement = new Cassandra\SimpleStatement(       // also supports prepared and batch statements
    'SELECT keyspace_name, columnfamily_name FROM schema_columnfamilies'
);
$future    = $session->executeAsync($statement);  // fully asynchronous and easy parallel execution
$result    = $future->get();                      // wait for the result, with an optional timeout

foreach ($result as $row) {                       // results and rows implement Iterator, Countable and ArrayAccess
    printf("The keyspace %s has a table called %s\n", $row['keyspace_name'], $row['columnfamily_name']);
}

Installation

pecl install cassandra

Read detailed instructions on building and installing the extension

Contributing

Read our contribution policy for a detailed description of the process.

Code examples

The DataStax PHP Driver uses the amazing Behat Framework for both end-to-end, or acceptance testing and documentation. All of the features supported by the driver have appropriate acceptance tests with easy-to-copy code examples in the features/ directory.

Running tests

For your convenience a Vagrantfile with configuration ready for testing is available. To execute tests, run the following:

git clone https://github.com/datastax/php-driver.git
cd php-driver
git submodule update --init
vagrant up
vagrant ssh

Once you’ve logged in to the vagrant VM, run:

cd /usr/local/src/php-driver
./bin/behat
./bin/phpunit

Copyright

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.