php-awsHow can I use AWS DynamoDB with PHP Laravel?

AWS DynamoDB can be used with PHP Laravel by using the AWS SDK for PHP. The AWS SDK for PHP provides a library, code samples, and documentation for developers to build and integrate PHP applications with AWS services like DynamoDB.

Example code

<?php
  require 'vendor/autoload.php';

  use Aws\DynamoDb\DynamoDbClient;

  $client = DynamoDbClient::factory(array(
    'region'  => 'us-east-1'
  ));

  $response = $client->listTables();
  print_r($response['TableNames']);

Output example

Array
(
    [0] => MyTable
)

Code explanation

• require 'vendor/autoload.php'; - This line is used to include the autoloader generated by Composer.
• use Aws\DynamoDb\DynamoDbClient; - This line is used to import the DynamoDB client class from the AWS SDK for PHP.
• $client = DynamoDbClient::factory(array( - This line is used to create a DynamoDB client object.
• 'region' => 'us-east-1' - This line is used to specify the region of the DynamoDB table.
• $response = $client->listTables(); - This line is used to retrieve the list of tables from the DynamoDB client.
• print_r($response['TableNames']); - This line is used to print the list of tables.

Helpful links

• AWS SDK for PHP
• DynamoDB Client
• List Tables

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