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Phinx Migration Helper

Phinx Migration Helper

Paco Chamorro Fierro

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Execute Phinx migration commands directly from VSCode, with optional Docker support.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Phinx Migration Helper

A VSCode extension to streamline the use of Phinx in CakePHP, allowing you to create, execute, and rollback migrations directly from the editor.

🚀 Features

  • 📝 Create Migration - Create new migrations with name validation
  • ⬆️ Migrate - Execute all pending migrations
  • ⬇️ Rollback - Revert the last executed migration
  • 🐳 Docker Support - Compatible with docker-compose and docker exec
  • 🎯 Auto-open - Automatically opens the created migration file
  • ⚙️ Configurable - Per-project customization

📋 Requirements

  • VSCode 1.60.0 or higher
  • Project with Phinx installed via Composer
  • composer_modules/bin/phinx available in project root

🎯 Usage

Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) and type "Phinx:" to see available commands:

Create Migration

  • Opens a dialog to enter the migration name
  • Creates the migration in db/migrations/
  • Automatically opens the created file

Migrate

  • Executes all pending migrations
  • Asks for confirmation before running

Rollback

  • Reverts the last migration
  • Asks for confirmation before running

⚙️ Configuration

Option 1: Without Docker (Local Execution)

{
  "phinx.useDocker": false,
  "phinx.phinxPath": "composer_modules/bin/phinx"
}

Option 2: With Docker Compose

{
  "phinx.useDocker": true,
  "phinx.dockerMethod": "docker-compose",
  "phinx.dockerComposeService": "php-fpm",
  "phinx.phinxPath": "composer_modules/bin/phinx"
}

Option 3: With Docker Exec

{
  "phinx.useDocker": true,
  "phinx.dockerMethod": "docker",
  "phinx.dockerComposeService": "php-fpm",
  "phinx.phinxPath": "composer_modules/bin/phinx"
}

Configuration Options

Option Type Default Description
phinx.useDocker boolean false Execute commands inside Docker
phinx.dockerMethod string docker-compose Method: docker-compose or docker
phinx.dockerContainer string php-fpm Docker container name
phinx.dockerComposeService string php-fpm Service name in docker-compose.yml
phinx.phinxPath string composer_modules/bin/phinx Path to phinx
phinx.workingDirectory string /app Working directory in container

🐛 Troubleshooting

"No workspace folder open"

  • Make sure to open your project in VSCode as a folder (File → Open Folder)

"Command not found: composer_modules/bin/phinx"

  • Verify Phinx is installed: ls composer_modules/bin/phinx
  • Update the phinx.phinxPath setting in .vscode/settings.json

With Docker: "cannot find path"

  • Verify volumes are correctly configured in docker-compose.yml
  • The project should be mounted at /app (or adjust phinx.workingDirectory)

File doesn't open automatically

  • Verify that the db/migrations/ folder exists
  • Open Developer Console (Ctrl+Shift+I) to check debug logs

📄 License

MIT

👤 Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue or pull request.

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