ScyllaDB PHP Driver: the story so far
The article discusses the challenges faced in developing a PHP driver for ScyllaDB after the official DataStax driver failed to compile on PHP 8. The author details the decision to fork the driver and the complexities involved in migrating from C to C++. Despite the difficulties, the author remains committed to completing the project and improving the codebase.
- ▪The DataStax PHP driver for Cassandra did not compile on PHP 8, prompting the need for a fix.
- ▪The author forked the driver due to the lack of support from DataStax and the challenges of switching to another client library.
- ▪The migration from C to C++ was undertaken to improve code maintainability and performance.
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ScyllaDB PHP Driver: the story so far How a broken compile on PHP 8 became a two-year open-source project, a C-to-C++ migration I regret, and a codebase I still want to ship properly. Published 2026-05-01 · Updated 2026-05-18 · 8 min read · 1,850 words · #php#scylladb#cassandra#open-source#c++ · PGP Verified On this page why not just switchlearning the zend engine the hard waythe decision i still regretcmake and the build system swampdaniel and he4rtwhere it is nowwhat i want to do nextwhat it isn't The DataStax PHP driver for Cassandra would not compile on PHP 8. That was the whole problem. At the time I was working at Nano Interactive. The entire backend was PHP.
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