Schema module
PREREQUISITES
Drupal 8.x
OVERVIEW
Introduced in Drupal 6, the Schema API allows modules to declare their
database tables in a structured array (similar to the Form API) and
provides API functions for creating, dropping, and changing tables,
columns, keys, and indexes.
The Schema module provides additional Schema-related functionality not
provided by the core Schema API that is useful for module
developers. Currently, this includes:
* Schema documentation: hyperlinked display of the schema's embedded
documentation explaining what each table and field is for.
* Schema structure generation: the module examines the live database
and creates Schema API data structures for all tables that match the
live database.
* Schema comparison: the module compares the live database structure
with the schema structure declared by all enabled modules, reporting
on any missing or incorrect tables.
Note for MySQL users: The Schema module requires MySQL 5. Prior
versions of MySQL do not support the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database that
the Schema module uses to inspect the database.
INSTALLATION
Install and activate Schema like every other Drupal module.
ADMINISTRATOR USAGE
Visit Administer >> Structure >> Schema to access Schema's UI
functionality.
AUTHOR
Barry Jaspan
firstname at lastname dot org
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- Schema module
-
- PREREQUISITES
-
- Drupal 8.x
-
- OVERVIEW
-
- Introduced in Drupal 6, the Schema API allows modules to declare their
- database tables in a structured array (similar to the Form API) and
- provides API functions for creating, dropping, and changing tables,
- columns, keys, and indexes.
-
- The Schema module provides additional Schema-related functionality not
- provided by the core Schema API that is useful for module
- developers. Currently, this includes:
-
- * Schema documentation: hyperlinked display of the schema's embedded
- documentation explaining what each table and field is for.
- * Schema structure generation: the module examines the live database
- and creates Schema API data structures for all tables that match the
- live database.
- * Schema comparison: the module compares the live database structure
- with the schema structure declared by all enabled modules, reporting
- on any missing or incorrect tables.
-
- Note for MySQL users: The Schema module requires MySQL 5. Prior
- versions of MySQL do not support the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database that
- the Schema module uses to inspect the database.
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- Install and activate Schema like every other Drupal module.
-
- ADMINISTRATOR USAGE
-
- Visit Administer >> Structure >> Schema to access Schema's UI
- functionality.
-
- AUTHOR
-
- Barry Jaspan
- firstname at lastname dot org