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mevdschee/php-crud-api — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-03

3,737PHPAudience · vibe coderComplexity · 2/5Setup · moderate

tl;dr

A single PHP file that instantly turns any MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, or SQLite database into a REST API with filtering, sorting, auth, permissions, and auto-generated OpenAPI documentation.

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  root((php-crud-api))
    What it does
      One file deployment
      Auto REST endpoints
      OpenAPI docs
    Features
      JWT auth
      Role permissions
      GIS support
    Databases
      MySQL MariaDB
      PostgreSQL SQLite
      SQL Server
    Audience
      Solo developers
      Vibe coders

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Turn an existing MySQL or PostgreSQL database into a REST API in minutes by uploading one PHP file and setting your database credentials.

VIBE 2

Add JWT authentication and per-table permission controls to your database-backed API without writing any backend code.

VIBE 3

Build a frontend or mobile app that reads and writes data to your SQL database through auto-generated REST endpoints with filtering and pagination.

VIBE 4

Deploy a self-hosted API with auto-generated OpenAPI documentation that your frontend or third-party tools can read immediately.

what's the stack?

PHPMySQLPostgreSQLSQLiteSQL ServerMariaDB

how it stacks up fr

mevdschee/php-crud-apiicret/easyimages2.0openai-php/laravel
Stars3,7373,7363,720
LanguagePHPPHPPHP
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/52/5
Audiencevibe coderdeveloperdeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires a PHP-capable web server and SQL database, credentials are set in the file or via environment variables.

in plain english

PHP-CRUD-API is a single PHP file that turns any SQL database into a REST API instantly. A REST API is an interface that lets other software read and write data from your database over the web, using standard web requests. Normally building one requires significant coding work. With this project, you upload one file to your web server, edit a few lines to point it at your database, and the API is live. It works with MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and SQLite. The setup instructions are straightforward: download the file, configure a username, password, and database name at the bottom of the file, and deploy. There is also an option to set those values through environment variables, which is common when running applications in containers or cloud environments. The API supports all the standard operations: reading records, creating new ones, updating existing ones, and deleting them. Beyond the basics, it handles filtering records by multiple criteria, sorting, pagination, and returning only specific columns. It can also read data from related tables in a single request, automatically detecting how tables are connected through foreign key relationships. Authentication is built in, with support for API keys, JWT tokens (a standard web security format), and username and password login. There is also a permission system that controls which users or roles can access which tables, columns, or individual records. Geographic and map data is supported through GIS field types. The API can also generate its own documentation automatically in the OpenAPI format, which is a widely used standard for describing APIs. The project explicitly lists what it does not support: complex database transactions across multiple operations, queries using SQL functions like aggregations, and composite primary keys. These are trade-offs in exchange for the simplicity of a single-file deployment. The full README is longer than what was shown.

prompts (copy fr)

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I have a MySQL database with users and orders tables. Show me how to deploy php-crud-api, then give me example API calls to list all orders for a specific user with pagination and sorting.
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I want to add JWT authentication to my php-crud-api setup so only logged-in users can write data. Walk me through the configuration options and show me an example login request.
prompt 3
Using php-crud-api, how do I set up role-based permissions so admin users can delete records while regular users can only read them?

Frequently asked questions

what is php-crud-api fr?

A single PHP file that instantly turns any MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, or SQLite database into a REST API with filtering, sorting, auth, permissions, and auto-generated OpenAPI documentation.

What language is php-crud-api written in?

Mainly PHP. The stack also includes PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL.

How hard is php-crud-api to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is php-crud-api for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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