mgleis/php-sqlite-key-value-store

A PHP library that implements a key/value store with SQLite as the persistence layer.

1.0.3 2026-02-13 12:21 UTC

Requires

• php: >=7.4

GPL-3.0-or-later

• Marcel Gleis

README

A PHP library that implements a key/value store with SQLite as the persistence layer.

Use it for small projects / prototypes with at most hundreds or thousands of values.

The library now includes RPC server and client capabilities for remote access over HTTP.

Install

composer require mgleis/php-sqlite-key-value-store

Usage

Basic Local Usage

$kv = new KeyValueStore();

Set a Key

$kv->set('key', 'value');

Get a Value by Key

$value = $kv->get('key');

Check if a key exists

$exists = $kv->has('key');

Delete by Key

$kv->delete('key');

Search by Value

$arr = $kv->searchValueStartsWith('text');
$arr = $kv->searchValueContains('text');

Search by Key

$arr = $kv->searchKeyStartsWith('text');
$arr = $kv->searchKeyContains('text');

RPC Server and Client

Starting an RPC Server

You can expose your KeyValueStore via HTTP using the KeyValueStoreRpcServer:

use Mgleis\PhpSqliteKeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreRpcServer;

$server = new KeyValueStoreRpcServer('/rpc'); // Initialize server for route /rpc/*
$server->start();

This creates an HTTP server that accepts JSON-RPC requests at endpoints like:

• POST /rpc/get - Get a value
• POST /rpc/set - Set a key-value pair
• POST /rpc/has - Check if key exists
• POST /rpc/delete - Delete a key
• POST /rpc/searchValueContains - Search values containing text
• POST /rpc/searchValueStartsWith - Search values starting with text
• POST /rpc/searchKeyContains - Search keys containing text
• POST /rpc/searchKeyStartsWith - Search keys starting with text

Using the RPC Client

Connect to a remote KeyValueStore server using the client:

use Mgleis\PhpSqliteKeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreRpcClient;

$kv = new KeyValueStoreRpcClient('http://myserver.de:8080/rpc');

// Use exactly like the local KeyValueStore
$kv->set('key1', 'value1');
echo $kv->get('key1');
echo $kv->has('key1');
$kv->delete('key1');

// Search operations work the same way
$arr = $kv->searchValueStartsWith('text');
$arr = $kv->searchValueContains('text');
$arr = $kv->searchKeyStartsWith('text');
$arr = $kv->searchKeyContains('text');

The client implements the same interface as the local KeyValueStore, making it a drop-in replacement for remote access.