ringlesoft / db-archive
A Laravel package for archiving old database entries automatically
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Requires
- php: >=8.1
- illuminate/bus: ^9|^10|^11|^12
- illuminate/collections: ^9|^10|^11|^12
- illuminate/database: ^9|^10|^11|^12
- illuminate/notifications: ^9|^10|^11|^12
- illuminate/queue: ^9|^10|^11|^12
- illuminate/support: ^9|^10|^11|^12
Requires (Dev)
- phpunit/phpunit: ^11.3
- roave/security-advisories: dev-latest
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Last update: 2025-03-09 09:51:58 UTC
README
Easily archive your Laravel database tables periodically to keep your application database lean and performant.
Introduction
Laravel DB Archive
is a package that provides a simple and efficient way to archive old records from your database tables in Laravel applications. It helps maintain your application's database performance by moving historical data to archive tables, while keeping your primary tables focused on recent and relevant information.
Laravel 10.x and above
Installation
You can install the package via composer:
composer require ringlesoft/db-archive
Configuration
Publish the configuration file with:
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="RingleSoft\DbArchive\DbArchiveServiceProvider" --tag="config"
Configuration Options:
connection
:
- The database connection name to be used for creating archive tables and moving data.
- Ensure this connection is defined in your
config/database.php
file. - I recommend using a different connection from your application's default connection.
- Defaults to
mysql_archive
and can be overridden using theARCHIVE_DB_CONNECTION
environment variable.
settings
:
-
table_prefix
:- Prefix to be added to the archived tables (e.g., archive_).
- Set to
null
for no prefix.
-
batch_size
:- Number of records to process in each batch during archiving.
- Adjust this value based on your server resources and table size.
- Defaults to 1000.
-
date_column
:- The database column used to determine the age of records for archiving (e.g.,
created_at
,updated_at
). - Defaults to
created_at
.
- The database column used to determine the age of records for archiving (e.g.,
-
archive_older_than_days
:- Number of days after which records are considered old enough to be archived.
- Records with a date in the
date_column
older than this value will be archived. - Defaults to
365
days .
-
conditions
:- An array of additional where conditions to filter records for archiving.
- Allows for more specific criteria for selecting records to archive.
- Defaults to an empty array
[]
. - Example:
[['status', 'active']]
or[['id', '<= 100]]
enable_logging
:
- Boolean value to enable or disable logging of the archiving process.
- Logs are stored in the default Laravel log file.
- Defaults to true.
notifications
:
email
:- Email address to receive notifications about the archiving process (success or failure).
- Set to null to disable email notifications.
- Defaults to
admin@example.com
. - This only works if batching is enabled (for now).
tables
:
- An array defining the tables to be archived.
- User plain table names array for default settings or associative array for specific settings.
Setting Up
To setup the package, run the following command:
php artisan db-archive:setup
This will create the backup database and tables if not already present.
Queueing and Batching
- This package supports job queuing and job batches.
- To use jobs and batches, make sure you have both jobs and batches enabled in your application.
Jobs Table
php artisan queue:table php artisan migrate
Batches table
php artisan queue:batches-table php artisan migrate
Usage
Artisan Command
Run the archive command to process tables defined in your configuration:
php artisan db-archive:archive
This command will:
- Check Configuration: Load the
db-archive.php
configuration file. - Process Tables: Iterate through the tables defined in the tables array.
- Archive Records: Move records from the original table to the archive table based on the configured settings (age, conditions, etc.).
- Logging and Notifications: Log the archiving process and send notifications if enabled.
Scheduling
To automate the archiving process, schedule the db-archive:archive
command in your Kernel.php
file:
// app/Console/Kernel.php
protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule) { $schedule->command('db-archive:archive')->dailyAt('01:00'); // Run daily at 1:00 AM }
Adjust the scheduling as per your requirements (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).
Examples
Basic Usage
(Archive orders table with default settings)
// config/db-archive.php
'connection' => 'mysql_archive', ... 'tables' => [ 'orders', 'comments' ],
This configuration will archive records from the users
table in your default connection that are older than 365 days (based on the created_at
column) to users
table in the mysql_archive
connection.
Custom Settings
// config/db-archive.php
'connection' => 'mysql_archive', ... 'tables' => [ 'orders' => [ 'archive_older_than_days' => 90, // Archive orders older than 90 days 'date_column' => 'order_date', // Use 'order_date' column for age check 'batch_size' => 5000, // Process in batches of 5000 'conditions' => [ // Additional conditions ['status', '=', 'completed'], ], ], ];
This configuration will archive records from the orders
table that are older than 90
days (based on the order_date
column), processed in batches of 5000
, and only for orders with a status
of 'completed
'.
Enjoy!
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues to suggest improvements or report bugs.
License
The Laravel DB Archive package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.
Support
Contacts
Follow me on X: @ringunger
Email me: ringunger@gmail.com
Website: https://ringlesoft.com