Using laravel ORM alone

laravel_orm_standalone.php

<?php
// composer.json
/*
{
	"require": {
        "illuminate/database": "*"
	}
}
*/

require_once "vendor/autoload.php";

class Book extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model
{
}


try {
    // Database information
    $settings = array(
        'driver'    => 'mysql',
        'host'      => '127.0.0.1',
        'database'  => 'YOUR_DATABASE',
        'username'  => 'YOUR_DATABASE_USERNAME',
        'password'  => 'YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD',
        'collation' => 'utf8_general_ci',
        'charset'   => 'utf8',
        'prefix'    => ''
    );

    // Ioc container
    $container = new Illuminate\Container\Container();

    // Make a connection
    $factory  = new \Illuminate\Database\Connectors\ConnectionFactory($container);
    $conn     = $factory->make($settings);

    // Setup resolver
    $resolver = new \Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolver();
    $resolver->addConnection('default', $conn);
    $resolver->setDefaultConnection('default');
    \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::setConnectionResolver($resolver);

    // Hook up the event dispatcher
    $dispatcher = new Illuminate\Events\Dispatcher($container);
    Book::setEventDispatcher($dispatcher);
    Book::saved(function ($model) {
        echo "Hooray!";
    });

    // Try it
    $book = new Book;
    $book->name = 'An awesome book';
    $book->title = 'Using laravel ORM alone';
    $book->save();
} catch (Exception $err) {
    echo $err->getMessage();
}