List of PHP and MySQL Code Generators
It’s both a dream and nightmare (if you make a living writing code) to have a tool that can turn a database into a fully functional application with little or no manual coding. Depending on your dream some of these tools may be just what you are are looking for, but none are likely to put traditional programmers out of business.
Some of these tools can rapidly build a fully functional application, but there’s more to most useful applications than simply displaying a list of fields for users to fill out and viewing the results from an admin only accessible area.
Most applications will need tweaks that can be small to large depending on the requirements. Keep that in mind when looking at these products as the amount of effort required to tweak the code produced by these tools may take more time than using a framework or library such as codeigniter, cakephp or the zend framework.
For in house applications some of these tools could be a good fit, but for applications to be used in the wild they will most likely need some tweaking.
These tools can also be used as learning/reference tool.
| Product Name | Demo | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| APEEL | Online | Download | Web | $149 |
| AppGini | Online | Download | Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, Solaris | $59 |
| CodeCharge Studio | Online | Download | Windows | $139+ |
| PHP-MySQL Wizard | Online | Download | Windows | $48 |
| PHPMaker 7 | Online | Download | Windows 98+ | $159 |
| phpMyEdit | Online | Download | Web | $140+ |
| PHP Object Generator | Online | Download | Web | Free |
| PHPRunner | Online | Download | Windows | $399 |
| ScriptArtist | Online | Download | Windows XP+ | $79 |
| ScriptCase | Online | Download | Web | $499+ |
| SQLMaestro | Online | Download | Windows | Free/$69+ |
| UML2PHP | Online | Download | Web | Free/16€/Month |
| VisualWade | Online | Download | Windows | Free |
| WebDev | Online | Download | Windows | $2,286 |
| Xataface | Online | Download | Web | Free |
Are you using one these tools or know of one that is not on the list? Please share your feedback below.
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Written by: Don Lyckman Don Lyckman is a Web Developer/Designer |
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http://xataface.com/ – full database driven app with minimal configuration
Joel – thanks for the feedback. Xataface has been added to the list.
Check also the UMLtoPHP online code generator:
http://modeling-languages.com/content/uml2php-full-code-generation-php-applications
Jordi – thanks for the feedback. UML2PHP has been added to the list. Do you have pricing for this? I couldn’t find it on the site.
Right now it´s still free since we are still in the testing phase. After this, the cost will be around 16€ per month (users only pay the months they actually use the service and can opt-out of the subscription-based service anytime)
SQL Maestro also make generators and not only for MySQL. They have free and paid versions.
Slapo – Thank you, the info has been added to the list.
Well, I have tested some of these softwares and in my opinion scriptcase is the best so far.
phpmaker, codecharge, phprunner are good but if you need of simple forms and reports.
I feel a little bit stuck using frameworks.
When I got Scriptcase I thought that would be one more of those stuck softwares, but it surprised me a lot. It allows to customize the applications with your own php code.
It can be a little complicated in the begin, but the examples and videos available in the site saved me.
Some points can be improved yet as the CSS editor and menus.
In general the cost can be a little expensive if you have multiples developers to work with the tool simultaneously but this powerful tool is worth the investment.
Try our APEEL PHP/MySQL Code Generator – it creates Search/Add/Edit/Delete applications (with AJAX Grids and Forms) but it targets the APEEL Framework which is object oriented and makes code tweaking relatively painless.
Thanks for the feedback. The APEEL PHP/MySQL Code Generator has been added to the table.
Uma ferramenta muito boa http://www.tersus.com
mais uma http://www.limnor.com (free)