RedBeanPHP Documentation

When using RedBeanPHP via Composer, you must adjust how you define Models due to namespacing requirements.

1. Instead of extending RedBean_SimpleModel, you must extend \RedbeanPHP\SimpleModel.
2. You must specify the namespace for SimpleModel.
3. To use the R:: static methods inside your Model, you should include use \RedbeanPHP\R; at the top of your file.

You can install RedBeanPHP using Composer by adding it to your composer.json file.

Note: This method is not recommended by the author. When using Composer, the core R class is namespaced as \RedbeanPHP\R. To use the standard R alias, you must include a use statement in your PHP files.

To use the short R alias:

use \RedbeanPHP\R as R;

{
    "require": {
        "gabordemooij/redbean": "dev-master"
    }
}

The recommended way to install RedBeanPHP is to download the single-file distribution directly.

1. Download the archive from redbeanphp.com/download.
2. Extract the archive.
3. Place the RedBeanPHP file into your PHP project.

This method allows you to use the library without complex package tools or autoloaders.

RedBeanPHP allows you to create and persist objects (beans) with minimal code. You use R::dispense to create a new bean of a specific type and R::store to save it to the database. RedBeanPHP will automatically create the necessary tables and columns.

$book = R::dispense("book");
$book->author = "Santa Claus";
$book->title = "Secrets of Christmas";
$id = R::store( $book );