Simple(r) ORM for PHP

Question

What is the simplest ORM implementation around for PHP? I'm looking for something really simple and light (in terms of LOC, since speed it's not crucial I don't need caches and what not), preferably a single file or class package that doesn't depends on XML or other configuration files and it's easy to deploy.

Reading other similar questions Pork.dbObject (which by the way is developed by one of SO users) was the closest I could find so far, and I'm interested in knowing if there are any other ORM implementations that might be lighter than this one.

Answer 1

I've used CoughPHP in the past and been pretty happy with it's simplicity.

Answer 2

Ive just started to use Zend Framework and im pretty happy with it.

Answer 3

http://www.doctrine-project.org/ is a pretty good, out-of-the box solution.

Answer 4

i second Doctrine... Propel is quite good too..

Answer 5

Doctrine and Propel are good, but can't say they are "simplest". Here two alternatives - PHP Active Record , Outlet PHP ORM

Hope one of them helps

Answer 6

I used ADODB Active Record: http://phplens.com/lens/adodb/docs-active-record.htm, it isn't too heavy.

Then again, if you want to make a light one, why not build your own?

Answer 7

Why not try plain vanilla PDO (or mysqli if you work with MySQL and don't like PDO)? It's not exactly a full-blown ORM, but it allows fetching query results directly into an object. And it doesn't get any more simple, lightweight and zero-configuration than that. :)

Answer 8

For a lightweight solution, phpDataMapper might be a good choice.