Schema

RedBeanPHP generates a sane and readable database schema for you. Here are the schema conventions used by RedBeanPHP:

Field names:Lowercase a-z, 0-9 and underscore (_)
Table name:Should match bean type, a-z, 0-9
Primary key:Each table should have a primary key named 'id' (int, auto-incr)
Foreign key:Format: <TYPE>_id
Link table:Format: <TYPE1>_<TYPE2> sorted alphabetically

Be careful with underscores; they are used for linking tables and foreign keys. It's safe to use underscores in property names, but try not to use them in type names/tables.

Schema functions

To obtain the name of the table of a bean:


    $beanTable = $bean->getMeta('type');

To get all tables:


    $listOfTables = R::$writer->getTables();

From RedBeanPHP 3.3 on you can also sync entire database schemas across different database platforms with just one command!


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