Database Architecture

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Database Connection System

• Medoo ORM Overview

• Database Schema

• DB Operations

• Advanced Queries

• Best Practices

• Troubleshooting

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Introduction

PHPTRAVELS v10+ uses a robust database architecture built on MySQL/MariaDB with the Medoo PHP database framework. This lightweight ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) library provides a simple, secure, and efficient way to interact with the database while maintaining clean, readable code.

Why Medoo?

Lightweight & Fast

• Only ~60KB in size with zero dependencies

• PDO-based for optimal performance

• Minimal overhead compared to heavy ORMs

Security First

• Built-in SQL injection protection through prepared statements

• Automatic parameter binding and escaping

• No raw SQL strings in production code

Developer Friendly

• Intuitive array-based syntax

• Chainable methods for complex queries

• Comprehensive error handling

• Multi-database support (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite)

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Database Connection System

Environment Configuration (.env)

PHPTRAVELS v10 uses environment variables for database configuration, ensuring security and portability across different environments (development, staging, production).

Location: /v10/.env

# Database Configuration
DB_TYPE=mysql
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=v10
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=root

Configuration Parameters:

Parameter	Description	Default
DB_TYPE	Database engine (mysql, mariadb, sqlite, pgsql)	mysql
DB_HOST	Database server hostname or IP address	localhost
DB_DATABASE	Name of the database	v10
DB_USERNAME	Database user with appropriate permissions	root
DB_PASSWORD	User password (use strong passwords in production)	-

Connection Initialization (config.php)

The central configuration file loads environment variables and establishes the database connection globally.

Location: /config.php

<?php

use Medoo\Medoo;

// Load environment variables from .env file
$env = parse_ini_file('.env');

// Initialize Medoo database connection
$db = new Medoo([
    'type'     => $env['DB_TYPE'] ?? 'mysql',
    'host'     => $env['DB_HOST'] ?? 'localhost',
    'database' => $env['DB_DATABASE'],
    'username' => $env['DB_USERNAME'],
    'password' => $env['DB_PASSWORD'],
    'charset'  => 'utf8mb4',
    'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
    'port'     => 3306,
    'prefix'   => '', // Optional table prefix
    'option'   => [
        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
        PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false
    ]
]);

Connection Flow Diagram:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Application Start                        │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
                            │
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│   Load config.php (Included in index.php/module files)     │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
                            │
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│         Read .env file using parse_ini_file()               │
│   (Loads DB_HOST, DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD)   │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
                            │
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│      Initialize new Medoo([...]) with credentials          │
│             Create global $db variable                      │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
                            │
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│       Medoo establishes PDO connection to MySQL             │
│         (With error handling and UTF-8 charset)             │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
                            │
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│     Global $db variable available across application        │
│           Ready for database operations                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Global Accessibility

Once initialized in config.php, the $db variable is globally accessible throughout the application:

// In any PHP file that includes config.php
require_once 'config.php';

// $db is now available for database operations
$users = $db->select("users", "*");

Connection Error Handling

try {
    $db = new Medoo([
        'type'     => $env['DB_TYPE'] ?? 'mysql',
        'host'     => $env['DB_HOST'] ?? 'localhost',
        'database' => $env['DB_DATABASE'],
        'username' => $env['DB_USERNAME'],
        'password' => $env['DB_PASSWORD'],
    ]);

    // Test connection
    $db->query("SELECT 1")->fetchAll();

} catch (PDOException $e) {
    error_log("Database Connection Error: " . $e->getMessage());
    die("Unable to connect to database. Please check your configuration.");
}

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Medoo ORM Overview

Medoo provides an elegant, array-based API for database operations. Instead of writing raw SQL, you work with PHP arrays and objects.

Core Concepts

1. Array-Based Syntax

// Traditional SQL
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ? AND status = ?";
$stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute(['[email protected]', 1]);

// Medoo approach
$user = $db->get("users", "*", [
    "email" => "[email protected]",
    "status" => 1
]);

2. Automatic Parameter Binding All values are automatically escaped and bound as prepared statement parameters, preventing SQL injection.

3. Method Chaining Complex queries can be built incrementally using method chaining for readability.

Medoo Methods Reference

Method	Purpose	Returns
select()	Retrieve multiple rows	Array of rows
get()	Retrieve single row	Associative array
insert()	Insert new record	PDOStatement
update()	Update existing records	PDOStatement
delete()	Delete records	PDOStatement
replace()	Replace record (INSERT or UPDATE)	PDOStatement
has()	Check if record exists	Boolean
count()	Count rows matching criteria	Integer
sum()	Calculate sum of column	Number
avg()	Calculate average	Number
max()	Find maximum value	Mixed
min()	Find minimum value	Mixed
query()	Execute raw SQL	PDOStatement

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Database Schema

PHPTRAVELS v10 uses a comprehensive relational database schema with 30+ tables organized into logical groups.

Schema Overview

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    PHPTRAVELS v10 Database                      │
│                      Schema Architecture                        │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐
│ Core Tables     │  │ Booking Tables  │  │ Content Tables  │
├─────────────────┤  ├─────────────────┤  ├─────────────────┤
│ • users         │  │ • bookings      │  │ • blogs         │
│ • settings      │  │ • flights       │  │ • blog_cats     │
│ • modules       │  │ • hotels        │  │ • cms           │
│ • currencies    │  │ • tours         │  │ • email_tpl     │
│ • languages     │  │ • cars          │  │ • notification  │
│ • countries     │  │ • transfers     │  │ • pages         │
└─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘

┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐ 
│ Payment Tables  │  │ Logging Tables  │
├─────────────────┤  ├─────────────────┤  
│ • transactions  │  │ • logs_bookings │
│ • credits       │  │ • logs_searches │
│ • invoices      │  │ • logs_users    │
│ • refunds       │  │ • logs_webhooks │
└─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘

┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐
│ Location Data   │  │ Reference Data  │
├─────────────────┤  ├─────────────────┤
│ • locations     │  │ • airports      │
│ • cities        │  │ • airlines      │
│ • destinations  │  │ • amenities     │
└─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘

Core Tables

1. users - User authentication and profiles

CREATE TABLE `users` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `user_id` varchar(50) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
  `first_name` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `last_name` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `email` varchar(255) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
  `password` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `phone` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
  `country` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `city` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `address` text DEFAULT NULL,
  `state` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `po_box` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
  `user_type` enum('customer','agent','admin') DEFAULT 'customer',
  `status` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 1,
  `banned` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 0,
  `email_verified` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 0,
  `email_verification_token` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `reset_password_token` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `reset_password_expires` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
  `last_login` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
  `created_at` timestamp DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  `updated_at` timestamp DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  KEY `idx_email` (`email`),
  KEY `idx_user_id` (`user_id`),
  KEY `idx_user_type` (`user_type`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

Key Fields:

• user_id: Unique external identifier (UUID format)

• password: Hashed using password_hash() with PASSWORD_BCRYPT

• user_type: Role-based access control (customer/agent/admin)

• status: Active (1) or inactive (0) account

• email_verified: Email confirmation status

2. settings - Global application configuration

3. modules - Enabled/disabled booking modules

4. currencies - Supported currencies with exchange rates

5. languages - Multi-language support

Booking Tables

bookings - Master booking records

CREATE TABLE `bookings` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `invoice_id` varchar(255) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
  `booking_status` enum('confirmed','pending','cancelled') DEFAULT 'pending',
  `payment_status` enum('paid','unpaid','refunded') DEFAULT 'unpaid',
  `price_original` double NOT NULL,
  `price_markup` varchar(225) DEFAULT '',
  `agent_earning` varchar(255) DEFAULT '',
  `tax` text NOT NULL,
  `first_name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
  `last_name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
  `email` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
  `phone` varchar(15) NOT NULL,
  `adults` tinyint(4) DEFAULT 1,
  `childs` tinyint(4) DEFAULT 0,
  `infants` varchar(255) DEFAULT '',
  `booking_data` text NOT NULL,
  `transaction_id` varchar(255) DEFAULT '',
  `user_id` varchar(255) DEFAULT '',
  `payment_gateway` varchar(255) DEFAULT '',
  `module_type` varchar(255) DEFAULT 'hotels',
  `module` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `created_at` datetime DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  KEY `idx_invoice` (`invoice_id`),
  KEY `idx_user` (`user_id`),
  KEY `idx_status` (`booking_status`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_general_ci;

Logging Tables

System maintains comprehensive audit logs:

• logs_bookings - Booking lifecycle events

• logs_searches - User search analytics

• logs_users - Authentication and profile changes

• logs_webhooks - External API webhook events

Scalability Design

The database schema is designed for horizontal scalability:

Current Tables: 30+ core tables Expandable: Schema supports unlimited growth through:

• Modular table design (add new booking types)

• Polymorphic relationships (flexible module system)

• JSON columns for dynamic data (booking_data, user_data)

• Partitioning support for large tables

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DB Operations

SELECT - Retrieving Data

Basic Select - All Columns

// Get all users
$users = $db->select("users", "*");

// Result: Array of all user records

Select Specific Columns

// Get only email and name
$users = $db->select("users", [
    "id",
    "first_name",
    "last_name",
    "email"
]);

Select with WHERE Conditions

// Find user by email
$user = $db->get("users", "*", [
    "email" => "[email protected]"
]);

// Find all active users
$active_users = $db->select("users", "*", [
    "status" => 1,
    "banned" => 0
]);

Select with Multiple Conditions (AND)

$users = $db->select("users", "*", [
    "user_type" => "agent",
    "status" => 1,
    "email_verified" => 1
]);

// Generated SQL (protected against injection):
// SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_type = 'agent' AND status = 1 AND email_verified = 1

Select with OR Conditions

$users = $db->select("users", "*", [
    "OR" => [
        "user_type" => "admin",
        "user_type" => "agent"
    ]
]);

Select with Comparison Operators

// Users created in last 30 days
$recent_users = $db->select("users", "*", [
    "created_at[>]" => date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime('-30 days'))
]);

// Operators: [>], [>=], [<], [<=], [!] (not equal), [<>] (between)

Select with LIKE (Pattern Matching)

// Find users with email ending in @gmail.com
$gmail_users = $db->select("users", "*", [
    "email[~]" => "[e-mail]"
]);

// Operators: [~] (LIKE), [!~] (NOT LIKE)

Select with LIMIT and ORDER

$latest_users = $db->select("users", "*", [
    "ORDER" => ["created_at" => "DESC"],
    "LIMIT" => 10
]);

Select with Pagination

$page = 1;
$per_page = 20;
$offset = ($page - 1) * $per_page;

$users = $db->select("users", "*", [
    "LIMIT" => [$offset, $per_page],
    "ORDER" => ["id" => "ASC"]
]);

Get Single Row

// Returns first matching row only
$user = $db->get("users", "*", [
    "email" => "[email protected]"
]);

// $user is associative array or null if not found
if ($user) {
    echo $user['first_name'];
}

INSERT - Creating Records

Basic Insert

$db->insert("users", [
    "user_id" => uniqid('user_'),
    "first_name" => "John",
    "last_name" => "Doe",
    "email" => "[email protected]",
    "password" => password_hash("secure123", PASSWORD_BCRYPT),
    "user_type" => "customer",
    "status" => 1
]);

// Get inserted ID
$new_user_id = $db->id();

Insert with Current Timestamp

$db->insert("bookings", [
    "invoice_id" => 'INV-' . time(),
    "user_id" => $user_id,
    "booking_status" => "pending",
    "payment_status" => "unpaid",
    "price_original" => 150.00,
    "created_at" => Medoo::raw("NOW()")
]);

Bulk Insert

$db->insert("logs_searches", [
    [
        "user_id" => 1,
        "module" => "hotels",
        "search_query" => json_encode($params),
        "created_at" => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
    ],
    [
        "user_id" => 2,
        "module" => "flights",
        "search_query" => json_encode($params2),
        "created_at" => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
    ]
]);

UPDATE - Modifying Records

Basic Update

$db->update("users", [
    "first_name" => "Jane",
    "last_name" => "Smith"
], [
    "id" => 5
]);

// Returns PDOStatement

Update with Multiple Conditions

$db->update("users", [
    "email_verified" => 1,
    "email_verification_token" => null
], [
    "email" => "[email protected]",
    "email_verification_token" => $token
]);

Increment/Decrement Values

// Increment views
$db->update("blogs", [
    "views[+]" => 1  // Increment by 1
], [
    "id" => $blog_id
]);

// Decrement credits
$db->update("credits", [
    "balance[-]" => 50.00  // Decrement by 50
], [
    "user_id" => $user_id
]);

Update with Raw SQL

$db->update("users", [
    "last_login" => Medoo::raw("NOW()")
], [
    "id" => $user_id
]);

DELETE - Removing Records

Basic Delete

$db->delete("users", [
    "id" => 10
]);

Delete with Multiple Conditions

// Delete inactive users older than 1 year
$db->delete("users", [
    "status" => 0,
    "created_at[<]" => date('Y-m-d', strtotime('-1 year'))
]);

Soft Delete (Recommended)

// Instead of deleting, mark as deleted
$db->update("users", [
    "status" => 0,
    "deleted_at" => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
], [
    "id" => $user_id
]);

EXISTS - Check Record Existence

Check if User Exists

$exists = $db->has("users", [
    "email" => "[email protected]"
]);

if ($exists) {
    // Email already registered
}

COUNT - Counting Records

Simple Count

$total_users = $db->count("users");

Count with Conditions

$active_agents = $db->count("users", [
    "user_type" => "agent",
    "status" => 1
]);

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Advanced Queries

JOIN Operations

INNER JOIN

$results = $db->select("bookings", [
    "[>]users" => ["user_id" => "user_id"]
], [
    "bookings.invoice_id",
    "bookings.booking_status",
    "bookings.created_at",
    "users.first_name",
    "users.last_name",
    "users.email"
], [
    "bookings.booking_status" => "confirmed"
]);

LEFT JOIN

$results = $db->select("users", [
    "[<]bookings" => ["user_id" => "user_id"]
], [
    "users.email",
    "users.first_name",
    "bookings.invoice_id(booking_id)",
    "bookings.created_at(booking_date)"
]);

Multiple JOINS

$results = $db->select("bookings", [
    "[>]users" => ["user_id" => "user_id"],
    "[>]transactions" => ["id" => "booking_id"]
], [
    "bookings.invoice_id",
    "users.email",
    "transactions.amount",
    "transactions.payment_gateway"
]);

Aggregation Functions

SUM

$total_revenue = $db->sum("bookings", "price_markup", [
    "payment_status" => "paid",
    "created_at[>]" => date('Y-m-01')
]);

echo "Revenue this month: $" . number_format($total_revenue, 2);

AVERAGE

$avg_booking_value = $db->avg("bookings", "price_original", [
    "booking_status" => "confirmed"
]);

MAX/MIN

$highest_booking = $db->max("bookings", "price_original");
$lowest_booking = $db->min("bookings", "price_original");

GROUP BY and HAVING

Group By with Count

$results = $db->select("bookings", [
    "module",
    "COUNT(*) AS total_bookings"
], [
    "GROUP" => "module",
    "ORDER" => ["total_bookings" => "DESC"]
]);

Raw SQL Queries

For complex queries not covered by Medoo methods:

// Execute raw query
$stmt = $db->query("
    SELECT
        DATE(created_at) as date,
        COUNT(*) as bookings,
        SUM(price_markup) as revenue
    FROM bookings
    WHERE payment_status = 'paid'
    GROUP BY DATE(created_at)
    ORDER BY date DESC
    LIMIT 30
");

$results = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);

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Best Practices

1. Security

Always Use Prepared Statements

// NEVER concatenate user input into queries
// BAD:
$user = $db->query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '$email'")->fetch();

// GOOD:
$user = $db->get("users", "*", ["email" => $email]);

Hash Passwords Properly

// During registration
$hashed = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT, ['cost' => 12]);
$db->insert("users", ["email" => $email, "password" => $hashed]);

// During login verification
$user = $db->get("users", "*", ["email" => $email]);
if ($user && password_verify($password, $user['password'])) {
    // Login successful
}

Validate Input

// Sanitize and validate before database operations
$email = filter_var($_POST['email'], FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);
if (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
    die("Invalid email format");
}

2. Performance Optimization

Use Indexes

-- Add indexes to frequently queried columns
CREATE INDEX idx_user_email ON users(email);
CREATE INDEX idx_booking_invoice ON bookings(invoice_id);
CREATE INDEX idx_booking_status ON bookings(booking_status, payment_status);

Select Only Required Columns

// Instead of SELECT *
$users = $db->select("users", [
    "id",
    "first_name",
    "email"
], ["status" => 1]);

Use LIMIT for Large Tables

// Paginate results
$bookings = $db->select("bookings", "*", [
    "LIMIT" => [0, 50],
    "ORDER" => ["created_at" => "DESC"]
]);

Cache Frequent Queries

// Cache settings in session
if (!isset($_SESSION['app_settings'])) {
    $_SESSION['app_settings'] = $db->get("settings", "*", ["id" => 1]);
}
$settings = $_SESSION['app_settings'];

3. Error Handling

Always Use Try-Catch

try {
    $db->insert("users", [
        "email" => $email,
        "password" => $hashed_password
    ]);

    $user_id = $db->id();

} catch (PDOException $e) {
    // Log error
    error_log("Database Error: " . $e->getMessage());

    // Show user-friendly message
    die("Registration failed. Please try again.");
}

Check for Errors

$result = $db->update("users", ["status" => 1], ["id" => $user_id]);

if ($db->error()[2]) {
    // Error occurred
    error_log("Update failed: " . $db->error()[2]);
}

4. Data Integrity

Use Transactions

try {
    // Start transaction
    $db->action(function($db) {

        // Insert booking
        $db->insert("bookings", $booking_data);
        $booking_id = $db->id();

        // Insert transaction
        $db->insert("transactions", [
            "booking_id" => $booking_id,
            "amount" => $amount,
            "status" => "completed"
        ]);

        // Update user credits
        $db->update("credits", [
            "balance[-]" => $amount
        ], [
            "user_id" => $user_id
        ]);

        // All queries succeed or all rollback
    });

} catch (Exception $e) {
    // Transaction rolled back automatically
    error_log("Transaction failed: " . $e->getMessage());
}

5. Code Organization

Create Repository Classes

class UserRepository {
    private $db;

    public function __construct($db) {
        $this->db = $db;
    }

    public function findByEmail($email) {
        return $this->db->get("users", "*", ["email" => $email]);
    }

    public function create($data) {
        $this->db->insert("users", $data);
        return $this->db->id();
    }

    public function updateLastLogin($user_id) {
        return $this->db->update("users", [
            "last_login" => Medoo::raw("NOW()")
        ], ["id" => $user_id]);
    }
}

// Usage
$userRepo = new UserRepository($db);
$user = $userRepo->findByEmail("[email protected]");

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Troubleshooting

Connection Issues

Problem: "Access denied" Error

Solution:
1. Verify .env credentials match MySQL user
2. Grant proper permissions:
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON v10.* TO 'username'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Problem: "Database not found"

Solution:
1. Create database manually:
   CREATE DATABASE v10 CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
2. Run installation wizard at /install

Problem: PDO Extension Not Loaded

Solution:
1. Enable PDO in php.ini:
   extension=pdo_mysql
2. Restart Apache/Nginx
3. Verify: php -m | grep pdo

Query Issues

Problem: Empty Results

// Debug query
$users = $db->select("users", "*", ["status" => 1]);
echo $db->last(); // Shows generated SQL
print_r($db->error()); // Shows any errors

Problem: Slow Queries

// Enable query logging
$db->query("SET profiling = 1");
// Execute your queries
$profiles = $db->query("SHOW PROFILES")->fetchAll();
print_r($profiles);

Data Integrity

Problem: Duplicate Entries

// Use UNIQUE constraints or check before insert
if (!$db->has("users", ["email" => $email])) {
    $db->insert("users", $data);
}

Problem: Foreign Key Constraints

Solution:
1. Ensure parent record exists before inserting child
2. Use ON DELETE CASCADE for automatic cleanup
3. Disable temporarily for bulk operations:
   SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;

Debugging Tools

View Generated SQL

$db->select("users", "*", ["status" => 1]);
echo $db->last(); // Outputs: SELECT * FROM users WHERE status = 1

Check Connection Status

$info = $db->info();
print_r($info);
// Returns: ['server' => ..., 'driver' => 'mysql', 'client' => ...]

Error Information

$error = $db->error();
print_r($error);
// [0] => SQLSTATE code
// [1] => Driver error code
// [2] => Error message

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Additional Resources

Official Medoo Documentation https://medoo.in/doc

PHPTRAVELS Database Migrations Location: /install/db.sql

Database Backup Command

mysqldump -u root -p v10 > backup_$(date +%Y%m%d).sql

Database Restore Command

mysql -u root -p v10 < backup_20260109.sql

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Summary

The PHPTRAVELS v10 database architecture provides:

• Secure connection management via environment variables

• Efficient ORM operations through Medoo framework

• Scalable schema design supporting 30+ tables

• Comprehensive DB operations with array-based syntax

• Advanced query capabilities (JOINs, aggregations, transactions)

• Built-in security through prepared statements

• Performance optimization through indexing and caching

• Robust error handling and debugging tools

This architecture ensures data integrity, security, and performance while maintaining developer productivity through clean, readable code.