Flintstone

A key/value database store using flat files for PHP.

Features include:

• Memory efficient
• File locking
• Caching
• Gzip compression
• Easy to use

For full documentation please visit http://www.xeweb.net/flintstone/

Requirements

• PHP 5
• Read/write file permissions

Data types

Flintstone can store the following data types:

• Strings
• Integers
• Floats
• Arrays

Usage examples

try {

	// Load flintstone
	$db = new Flintstone(array('dir' => '/path/to/database/dir/'));
	
	// Set keys
	$db->load('users')->set('bob', array('email' => 'bob@site.com', 'password' => '123456'));
	$db->load('users')->set('joe', array('email' => 'joe@site.com', 'password' => 'test'));
	$db->load('settings')->set('site_offline', 1);
	$db->load('settings')->set('site_back', '3 days');
	
	// Retrieve keys
	$user = $db->load('users')->get('bob');
	echo 'Bob, your email is ' . $user['email'];
	
	$offline = $db->load('settings')->get('site_offline');
	if ($offline == 1) {
		echo 'Sorry, the website is offline<br />';
		echo 'We will be back in ' . $db->load('settings')->get('site_back');
	}
	
	// Delete a key
	$db->load('users')->delete('joe');
	
	// Flush database
	$db->load('users')->flush();
}
catch (Exception $e) {
	echo 'Exception: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

Changelog

17/06/2011 - 1.0

• Initial release