DataStax PHP driver for Apache Cassandra®

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.

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Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Partially compatible

Partially compatible

Not compatible

OSS PHP driver compatibility

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

  • Cassandra

  • DSE

  • HCD

  • Astra DB

Driver version

Apache Cassandra® version

4.0+

3.0+

1.2+

Partially compatible e

Fully compatible

1.1

Partially compatible d

1.0

d Limited to the Cassandra 2.1 API.

e Limited to the Cassandra 3.x/2.2.x API.

Driver version

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version

5.1

1.2+

Partially compatible h

1.1

Partially compatible d

1.0

d Limited to the Cassandra 2.1 API.

h While the Cassandra drivers are able to connect to DSE clusters, DataStax recommends using this language’s DSE driver for better compatibility with this DSE version.

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

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

DSE PHP driver compatibility

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

Driver version

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version

5.1

1.1+

Fully compatible

1.0

Partially compatible a

a Limited to DSE 5.0 API.

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