Getting started with Spanner in PHP

Objectives

This tutorial walks you through the following steps using the Spanner client library for PHP:

Create a Spanner instance and database.
Write, read, and execute SQL queries on data in the database.
Update the database schema.
Update data using a read-write transaction.
Add a secondary index to the database.
Use the index to read and execute SQL queries on data.
Retrieve data using a read-only transaction.

Costs

This tutorial uses Spanner, which is a billable component of the Google Cloud. For information on the cost of using Spanner, see Pricing.

Before you begin

Complete the steps described in Set up, which cover creating and setting a default Google Cloud project, enabling billing, enabling the Cloud Spanner API, and setting up OAuth 2.0 to get authentication credentials to use the Cloud Spanner API.

In particular, make sure that you run gcloud auth application-default login to set up your local development environment with authentication credentials.

Prepare your local PHP environment

Follow the steps in Service accounts to set up a service account as your Application Default Credentials. Following those steps, you should obtain both a service account key file (in JSON) and a GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable that will allow you to authenticate to the Spanner API.
Install the following on your development machine if they are not already installed:
- PHP
- composer
- gRPC
Clone the sample app repository to your local machine:
```
git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/php-docs-samples
```
Alternatively, you can download the sample as a zip file and extract it.
Change to the directory that contains the Spanner sample code:
```
cd php-docs-samples/spanner
```
Install dependencies:
```
composer install
```
This will install the Spanner client library for PHP, which you can add to any project by running composer require google/cloud-spanner.

Create an instance

When you first use Spanner, you must create an instance, which is an allocation of resources that are used by Spanner databases. When you create an instance, you choose an instance configuration, which determines where your data is stored, and also the number of nodes to use, which determines the amount of serving and storage resources in your instance.

Execute the following command to create a Spanner instance in the region us-central1 with 1 node:

gcloud spanner instances create test-instance --config=regional-us-central1 \
    --description="Test Instance" --nodes=1

Note that this creates an instance with the following characteristics:

Instance ID test-instance
Display name Test Instance
Instance configuration regional-us-central1 (Regional configurations store data in one region, while multi-region configurations distribute data across multiple regions. For more information, see About instances.)
Node count of 1 (node_count corresponds to the amount of serving and storage resources available to databases in the instance. Learn more in Nodes and processing units.)

You should see:

Creating instance...done.

Look through sample files

The samples repository contains a sample that shows how to use Spanner with PHP.

Take a look at the functions in src/create_database.php and src/add_column.php, which show how to create a database and modify a database schema. The data uses the example schema shown in the Schema and data model page.

Create a database

GoogleSQL

php src/create_database.php test-instance example-db

PostgreSQL

php src/pg_create_database.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

Created database example-db on instance test-instance

The following code creates a database and two tables in the database.

GoogleSQL

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\Client\DatabaseAdminClient;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\CreateDatabaseRequest;

/**
 * Creates a database and tables for sample data.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * create_database($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $projectId The Google Cloud project ID.
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function create_database(string $projectId, string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $databaseAdminClient = new DatabaseAdminClient();
    $instance = $databaseAdminClient->instanceName($projectId, $instanceId);

    $operation = $databaseAdminClient->createDatabase(
        new CreateDatabaseRequest([
            'parent' => $instance,
            'create_statement' => sprintf('CREATE DATABASE `%s`', $databaseId),
            'extra_statements' => [
                'CREATE TABLE Singers (' .
                'SingerId     INT64 NOT NULL,' .
                'FirstName    STRING(1024),' .
                'LastName     STRING(1024),' .
                'SingerInfo   BYTES(MAX),' .
                'FullName     STRING(2048) AS' .
                '(ARRAY_TO_STRING([FirstName, LastName], " ")) STORED' .
                ') PRIMARY KEY (SingerId)',
                'CREATE TABLE Albums (' .
                    'SingerId     INT64 NOT NULL,' .
                    'AlbumId      INT64 NOT NULL,' .
                    'AlbumTitle   STRING(MAX)' .
                ') PRIMARY KEY (SingerId, AlbumId),' .
                'INTERLEAVE IN PARENT Singers ON DELETE CASCADE'
            ]
        ])
    );

    print('Waiting for operation to complete...' . PHP_EOL);
    $operation->pollUntilComplete();

    printf('Created database %s on instance %s' . PHP_EOL,
        $databaseId, $instanceId);
}

PostgreSQL

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\Client\DatabaseAdminClient;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\CreateDatabaseRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\DatabaseDialect;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\GetDatabaseRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\UpdateDatabaseDdlRequest;

/**
 * Creates a database that uses Postgres dialect
 *
 * @param string $projectId The Google Cloud project ID.
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function pg_create_database(string $projectId, string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $databaseAdminClient = new DatabaseAdminClient();
    $instance = $databaseAdminClient->instanceName($projectId, $instanceId);
    $databaseName = $databaseAdminClient->databaseName($projectId, $instanceId, $databaseId);

    $table1Query = 'CREATE TABLE Singers (
        SingerId   bigint NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
        FirstName  varchar(1024),
        LastName   varchar(1024),
        SingerInfo bytea,
        FullName character varying(2048) GENERATED
        ALWAYS AS (FirstName || \' \' || LastName) STORED
    )';
    $table2Query = 'CREATE TABLE Albums (
        AlbumId      bigint NOT NULL,
        SingerId     bigint NOT NULL REFERENCES Singers (SingerId),
        AlbumTitle   text,
        PRIMARY KEY(SingerId, AlbumId)
    )';

    $operation = $databaseAdminClient->createDatabase(
        new CreateDatabaseRequest([
            'parent' => $instance,
            'create_statement' => sprintf('CREATE DATABASE "%s"', $databaseId),
            'extra_statements' => [],
            'database_dialect' => DatabaseDialect::POSTGRESQL
        ])
    );

    print('Waiting for operation to complete...' . PHP_EOL);
    $operation->pollUntilComplete();

    $request = new UpdateDatabaseDdlRequest([
        'database' => $databaseName,
        'statements' => [$table1Query, $table2Query]
    ]);

    $operation = $databaseAdminClient->updateDatabaseDdl($request);
    $operation->pollUntilComplete();

    $database = $databaseAdminClient->getDatabase(
        new GetDatabaseRequest(['name' => $databaseAdminClient->databaseName($projectId, $instanceId, $databaseId)])
    );
    $dialect = DatabaseDialect::name($database->getDatabaseDialect());

    printf('Created database %s with dialect %s on instance %s' . PHP_EOL,
        $databaseId, $dialect, $instanceId);
}

The next step is to write data to your database.

Create a database client

To do reads and writes, you need to obtain an instance of Google\Cloud\Spanner\Database.

# Includes the autoloader for libraries installed with composer
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

# Imports the Google Cloud client library
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

# Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
$projectId = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID';

# Instantiates a client
$spanner = new SpannerClient([
    'projectId' => $projectId
]);

# Your Cloud Spanner instance ID.
$instanceId = 'your-instance-id';

# Get a Cloud Spanner instance by ID.
$instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);

# Your Cloud Spanner database ID.
$databaseId = 'your-database-id';

# Get a Cloud Spanner database by ID.
$database = $instance->database($databaseId);

# Execute a simple SQL statement.
$results = $database->execute('SELECT "Hello World" as test');

foreach ($results as $row) {
    print($row['test'] . PHP_EOL);
}

You can think of a Database as a database connection: all of your interactions with Spanner must go through a Database. Typically you create a Database when your application starts up, then you re-use that Database to read, write, and execute transactions. Each client uses resources in Spanner.

If you create multiple clients in the same app, you should call Database::close to clean up the client's resources, including network connections, as soon as it is no longer needed.

Write data with DML

You can insert data using Data Manipulation Language (DML) in a read-write transaction.

You use the executeUpdate() method to execute a DML statement.

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Transaction;

/**
 * Inserts sample data into the given database with a DML statement.
 *
 * The database and table must already exist and can be created using
 * `create_database`.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * insert_data($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function write_data_with_dml(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $database->runTransaction(function (Transaction $t) {
        $rowCount = $t->executeUpdate(
            'INSERT Singers (SingerId, FirstName, LastName) VALUES '
            . "(12, 'Melissa', 'Garcia'), "
            . "(13, 'Russell', 'Morales'), "
            . "(14, 'Jacqueline', 'Long'), "
            . "(15, 'Dylan', 'Shaw')");
        $t->commit();
        printf('Inserted %d row(s).' . PHP_EOL, $rowCount);
    });
}

Run the sample file src/write_data_with_dml.php.

php src/write_data_with_dml.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

Inserted 4 row(s).

Write data with mutations

You can also insert data using mutations.

You write data using the Database::insertBatch method. insertBatch adds new rows to a table. All inserts in a single batch are applied atomically.

This code shows how to write the data using mutations:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Inserts sample data into the given database.
 *
 * The database and table must already exist and can be created using
 * `create_database`.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * insert_data($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function insert_data(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $operation = $database->transaction(['singleUse' => true])
        ->insertBatch('Singers', [
            ['SingerId' => 1, 'FirstName' => 'Marc', 'LastName' => 'Richards'],
            ['SingerId' => 2, 'FirstName' => 'Catalina', 'LastName' => 'Smith'],
            ['SingerId' => 3, 'FirstName' => 'Alice', 'LastName' => 'Trentor'],
            ['SingerId' => 4, 'FirstName' => 'Lea', 'LastName' => 'Martin'],
            ['SingerId' => 5, 'FirstName' => 'David', 'LastName' => 'Lomond'],
        ])
        ->insertBatch('Albums', [
            ['SingerId' => 1, 'AlbumId' => 1, 'AlbumTitle' => 'Total Junk'],
            ['SingerId' => 1, 'AlbumId' => 2, 'AlbumTitle' => 'Go, Go, Go'],
            ['SingerId' => 2, 'AlbumId' => 1, 'AlbumTitle' => 'Green'],
            ['SingerId' => 2, 'AlbumId' => 2, 'AlbumTitle' => 'Forever Hold Your Peace'],
            ['SingerId' => 2, 'AlbumId' => 3, 'AlbumTitle' => 'Terrified']
        ])
        ->commit();

    print('Inserted data.' . PHP_EOL);
}

Run the sample file src/insert_data.php.

php src/insert_data.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

Inserted data.

Query data using SQL

Spanner supports a SQL interface for reading data, which you can access on the command line using the Google Cloud CLI or programmatically using the Spanner client library for PHP.

On the command line

Execute the following SQL statement to read the values of all columns from the Albums table:

gcloud spanner databases execute-sql example-db --instance=test-instance \
    --sql='SELECT SingerId, AlbumId, AlbumTitle FROM Albums'

The result should be:

SingerId AlbumId AlbumTitle
1        1       Total Junk
1        2       Go, Go, Go
2        1       Green
2        2       Forever Hold Your Peace
2        3       Terrified

Use the Spanner client library for PHP

In addition to executing a SQL statement on the command line, you can issue the same SQL statement programmatically using the Spanner client library for PHP.

Use Database::execute() to run the SQL query.

Here's how to issue the query and access the data:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Queries sample data from the database using SQL.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * query_data($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function query_data(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $results = $database->execute(
        'SELECT SingerId, AlbumId, AlbumTitle FROM Albums'
    );

    foreach ($results as $row) {
        printf('SingerId: %s, AlbumId: %s, AlbumTitle: %s' . PHP_EOL,
            $row['SingerId'], $row['AlbumId'], $row['AlbumTitle']);
    }
}

Run the sample file src/query_data.php.

php src/query_data.php test-instance example-db

You should see the following result:

SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Forever Hold Your Peace
SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Go, Go, Go
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Green
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 3, AlbumTitle: Terrified
SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Total Junk

Your results won't necessarily be in this order. If you need to ensure the ordering of the result, use an ORDER BY clause, as documented in SQL best practices.

Query using a SQL parameter

If your application has a frequently executed query, you can improve its performance by parameterizing it. The resulting parametric query can be cached and reused, which reduces compilation costs. For more information, see Use query parameters to speed up frequently executed queries.

Here is an example of using a parameter in the WHERE clause to query records containing a specific value for LastName.

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Queries sample data from the database using SQL with a parameter.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * query_data_with_parameter($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function query_data_with_parameter(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $results = $database->execute(
        'SELECT SingerId, FirstName, LastName FROM Singers ' .
        'WHERE LastName = @lastName',
        ['parameters' => ['lastName' => 'Garcia']]
    );

    foreach ($results as $row) {
        printf('SingerId: %s, FirstName: %s, LastName: %s' . PHP_EOL,
            $row['SingerId'], $row['FirstName'], $row['LastName']);
    }
}

Run the sample file src/query_data_with_parameter.php.

php src/query_data_with_parameter.php test-instance example-db

You should see the following result:

SingerId: 12, FirstName: Melissa, LastName: Garcia

Read data using the read API

In addition to Spanner's SQL interface, Spanner also supports a read interface.

Use Database::read() to read rows from the database. Use a KeySet object to define a collection of keys and key ranges to read.

Here's how to read the data:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Reads sample data from the database.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * read_data($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function read_data(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $keySet = $spanner->keySet(['all' => true]);
    $results = $database->read(
        'Albums',
        $keySet,
        ['SingerId', 'AlbumId', 'AlbumTitle']
    );

    foreach ($results->rows() as $row) {
        printf('SingerId: %s, AlbumId: %s, AlbumTitle: %s' . PHP_EOL,
            $row['SingerId'], $row['AlbumId'], $row['AlbumTitle']);
    }
}

Run the sample in read_data.php file.

php read_data.php test-instance example-db

You should see output similar to:

SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Total Junk
SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Go, Go, Go
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Green
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Forever Hold your Peace
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 3, AlbumTitle: Terrified

Update the database schema

Assume you need to add a new column called MarketingBudget to the Albums table. Adding a new column to an existing table requires an update to your database schema. Spanner supports schema updates to a database while the database continues to serve traffic. Schema updates don't require taking the database offline and they don't lock entire tables or columns; you can continue writing data to the database during the schema update. Read more about supported schema updates and schema change performance in Make schema updates.

Add a column

You can add a column on the command line using the Google Cloud CLI or programmatically using the Spanner client library for PHP.

On the command line

Use the following ALTER TABLE command to add the new column to the table:

GoogleSQL

gcloud spanner databases ddl update example-db --instance=test-instance \
    --ddl='ALTER TABLE Albums ADD COLUMN MarketingBudget INT64'

PostgreSQL

gcloud spanner databases ddl update example-db --instance=test-instance \
    --ddl='ALTER TABLE Albums ADD COLUMN MarketingBudget BIGINT'

You should see:

Schema updating...done.

Use the Spanner client library for PHP

Use Database::updateDdl to modify the schema:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\Client\DatabaseAdminClient;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\UpdateDatabaseDdlRequest;

/**
 * Adds a new column to the Albums table in the example database.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * add_column($projectId, $instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $projectId The Google Cloud project ID.
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function add_column(string $projectId, string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $databaseAdminClient = new DatabaseAdminClient();
    $databaseName = DatabaseAdminClient::databaseName($projectId, $instanceId, $databaseId);

    $request = new UpdateDatabaseDdlRequest([
        'database' => $databaseName,
        'statements' => ['ALTER TABLE Albums ADD COLUMN MarketingBudget INT64']
    ]);

    $operation = $databaseAdminClient->updateDatabaseDdl($request);

    print('Waiting for operation to complete...' . PHP_EOL);
    $operation->pollUntilComplete();

    printf('Added the MarketingBudget column.' . PHP_EOL);
}

Run the sample file src/add_column.php.

php src/add_column.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

Added the MarketingBudget column.

Write data to the new column

The following code writes data to the new column. It sets MarketingBudget to 100000 for the row keyed by Albums(1, 1) and to 500000 for the row keyed by Albums(2, 2).

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Updates sample data in the database.
 *
 * This updates the `MarketingBudget` column which must be created before
 * running this sample. You can add the column by running the `add_column`
 * sample or by running this DDL statement against your database:
 *
 *     ALTER TABLE Albums ADD COLUMN MarketingBudget INT64
 *
 * Example:
 * ```
 * update_data($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function update_data(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $operation = $database->transaction(['singleUse' => true])
        ->updateBatch('Albums', [
            ['SingerId' => 1, 'AlbumId' => 1, 'MarketingBudget' => 100000],
            ['SingerId' => 2, 'AlbumId' => 2, 'MarketingBudget' => 500000],
        ])
        ->commit();

    print('Updated data.' . PHP_EOL);
}

Run the sample file src/update_data.php.

php src/update_data.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

Updated data.

You can also execute a SQL query or a read call to fetch the values that you just wrote.

Here's the code to execute the query:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Queries sample data from the database using SQL.
 * This sample uses the `MarketingBudget` column. You can add the column
 * by running the `add_column` sample or by running this DDL statement against
 * your database:
 *
 *      ALTER TABLE Albums ADD COLUMN MarketingBudget INT64
 *
 * Example:
 * ```
 * query_data_with_new_column($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function query_data_with_new_column(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $results = $database->execute(
        'SELECT SingerId, AlbumId, MarketingBudget FROM Albums'
    );

    foreach ($results as $row) {
        printf('SingerId: %s, AlbumId: %s, MarketingBudget: %d' . PHP_EOL,
            $row['SingerId'], $row['AlbumId'], $row['MarketingBudget']);
    }
}

To execute this query, run the sample file src/query-data-with-new-column.php.

php src/query_data_with_new_column.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 1, MarketingBudget: 100000
SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 2, MarketingBudget: 0
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 1, MarketingBudget: 0
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 2, MarketingBudget: 500000
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 3, MarketingBudget: 0

Update data

You can update data using DML in a read-write transaction.

You use the executeUpdate() method to execute a DML statement.

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Transaction;

/**
 * Performs a read-write transaction to update two sample records in the
 * database.
 *
 * This will transfer 200,000 from the `MarketingBudget` field for the second
 * Album to the first Album. If the `MarketingBudget` for the second Album is
 * too low, it will raise an exception.
 *
 * Before running this sample, you will need to run the `update_data` sample
 * to populate the fields.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * write_data_with_dml_transaction($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function write_data_with_dml_transaction(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $database->runTransaction(function (Transaction $t) {
        // Transfer marketing budget from one album to another. We do it in a transaction to
        // ensure that the transfer is atomic.
        $transferAmount = 200000;

        $results = $t->execute(
            'SELECT MarketingBudget from Albums WHERE SingerId = 2 and AlbumId = 2'
        );
        $resultsRow = $results->rows()->current();
        $album2budget = $resultsRow['MarketingBudget'];

        // Transaction will only be committed if this condition still holds at the time of
        // commit. Otherwise it will be aborted and the callable will be rerun by the
        // client library.
        if ($album2budget >= $transferAmount) {
            $results = $t->execute(
                'SELECT MarketingBudget from Albums WHERE SingerId = 1 and AlbumId = 1'
            );
            $resultsRow = $results->rows()->current();
            $album1budget = $resultsRow['MarketingBudget'];

            $album2budget -= $transferAmount;
            $album1budget += $transferAmount;

            // Update the albums
            $t->executeUpdate(
                'UPDATE Albums '
                . 'SET MarketingBudget = @AlbumBudget '
                . 'WHERE SingerId = 1 and AlbumId = 1',
                [
                    'parameters' => [
                        'AlbumBudget' => $album1budget
                    ]
                ]
            );
            $t->executeUpdate(
                'UPDATE Albums '
                . 'SET MarketingBudget = @AlbumBudget '
                . 'WHERE SingerId = 2 and AlbumId = 2',
                [
                    'parameters' => [
                        'AlbumBudget' => $album2budget
                    ]
                ]
            );

            $t->commit();

            print('Transaction complete.' . PHP_EOL);
        }
    });
}

Run the sample file src/write_data_with_dml_transaction.php.

php src/write_data_with_dml_transaction.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

Transaction complete.

Use a secondary index

Suppose you wanted to fetch all rows of Albums that have AlbumTitle values in a certain range. You could read all values from the AlbumTitle column using a SQL statement or a read call, and then discard the rows that don't meet the criteria, but doing this full table scan is expensive, especially for tables with a lot of rows. Instead you can speed up the retrieval of rows when searching by non-primary key columns by creating a secondary index on the table.

Adding a secondary index to an existing table requires a schema update. Like other schema updates, Spanner supports adding an index while the database continues to serve traffic. Spanner automatically backfills the index with your existing data. Backfills might take a few minutes to complete, but you don't need to take the database offline or avoid writing to the indexed table during this process. For more details, see Add a secondary index.

After you add a secondary index, Spanner automatically uses it for SQL queries that are likely to run faster with the index. If you use the read interface, you must specify the index that you want to use.

Add a secondary index

You can add an index on the command line using the gcloud CLI or programmatically using the Spanner client library for PHP.

On the command line

Use the following CREATE INDEX command to add an index to the database:

gcloud spanner databases ddl update example-db --instance=test-instance \
    --ddl='CREATE INDEX AlbumsByAlbumTitle ON Albums(AlbumTitle)'

You should see:

Schema updating...done.

Using the Spanner client library for PHP

Use Database::updateDdl to add an index:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\Client\DatabaseAdminClient;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\UpdateDatabaseDdlRequest;

/**
 * Adds a simple index to the example database.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * create_index($projectId, $instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $projectId The Google Cloud project ID.
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function create_index(string $projectId, string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $databaseAdminClient = new DatabaseAdminClient();
    $databaseName = DatabaseAdminClient::databaseName($projectId, $instanceId, $databaseId);
    $statement = 'CREATE INDEX AlbumsByAlbumTitle ON Albums(AlbumTitle)';
    $request = new UpdateDatabaseDdlRequest([
        'database' => $databaseName,
        'statements' => [$statement]
    ]);

    $operation = $databaseAdminClient->updateDatabaseDdl($request);

    print('Waiting for operation to complete...' . PHP_EOL);
    $operation->pollUntilComplete();

    printf('Added the AlbumsByAlbumTitle index.' . PHP_EOL);
}

Run the sample file src/create_index.php.

php src/create_index.php test-instance example-db

Adding an index can take a few minutes. After the index is added, you should see:

Added the AlbumsByAlbumTitle index.

Read using the index

For SQL queries, Spanner automatically uses an appropriate index. In the read interface, you must specify the index in your request.

To use the index in the read interface, use the Database::read method.

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Reads sample data from the database using an index.
 *
 * The index must exist before running this sample. You can add the index
 * by running the `add_index` sample or by running this DDL statement against
 * your database:
 *
 *     CREATE INDEX AlbumsByAlbumTitle ON Albums(AlbumTitle)
 *
 * Example:
 * ```
 * read_data_with_index($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function read_data_with_index(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $keySet = $spanner->keySet(['all' => true]);
    $results = $database->read(
        'Albums',
        $keySet,
        ['AlbumId', 'AlbumTitle'],
        ['index' => 'AlbumsByAlbumTitle']
    );

    foreach ($results->rows() as $row) {
        printf('AlbumId: %s, AlbumTitle: %s' . PHP_EOL,
            $row['AlbumId'], $row['AlbumTitle']);
    }
}

Run the sample file src/read_data_with_index.php.

php src/read_data_with_index.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Forever Hold your Peace
AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Go, Go, Go
AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Green
AlbumId: 3, AlbumTitle: Terrified
AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Total Junk

Add an index for index-only reads

You might have noticed that the previous read example doesn't include reading the MarketingBudget column. This is because Spanner's read interface doesn't support the ability to join an index with a data table to look up values that are not stored in the index.

Create an alternate definition of AlbumsByAlbumTitle that stores a copy of MarketingBudget in the index.

On the command line

GoogleSQL

gcloud spanner databases ddl update example-db --instance=test-instance \
    --ddl='CREATE INDEX AlbumsByAlbumTitle2 ON Albums(AlbumTitle) STORING (MarketingBudget)

PostgreSQL

gcloud spanner databases ddl update example-db --instance=test-instance \
    --ddl='CREATE INDEX AlbumsByAlbumTitle2 ON Albums(AlbumTitle) INCLUDE (MarketingBudget)

Adding an index can take a few minutes. After the index is added, you should see:

Schema updating...done.

Using the Spanner client library for PHP

Use Database::updateDdl to add an index with a STORING clause:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\Client\DatabaseAdminClient;
use Google\Cloud\Spanner\Admin\Database\V1\UpdateDatabaseDdlRequest;

/**
 * Adds an storing index to the example database.
 *
 * This sample uses the `MarketingBudget` column. You can add the column
 * by running the `add_column` sample or by running this DDL statement against
 * your database:
 *
 *     ALTER TABLE Albums ADD COLUMN MarketingBudget INT64
 *
 * Example:
 * ```
 * create_storing_index($projectId, $instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $projectId The Google Cloud project ID.
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function create_storing_index(string $projectId, string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $databaseAdminClient = new DatabaseAdminClient();
    $databaseName = DatabaseAdminClient::databaseName($projectId, $instanceId, $databaseId);
    $statement = 'CREATE INDEX AlbumsByAlbumTitle2 ON Albums(AlbumTitle) ' .
        'STORING (MarketingBudget)';
    $request = new UpdateDatabaseDdlRequest([
        'database' => $databaseName,
        'statements' => [$statement]
    ]);

    $operation = $databaseAdminClient->updateDatabaseDdl($request);

    print('Waiting for operation to complete...' . PHP_EOL);
    $operation->pollUntilComplete();

    printf('Added the AlbumsByAlbumTitle2 index.' . PHP_EOL);
}

Run the sample file src/create_storing_index.php.

php src/create_storing_index.php test-instance example-db

You should see:

Added the AlbumsByAlbumTitle2 index.

Now you can execute a read that fetches all AlbumId, AlbumTitle, and MarketingBudget columns from the AlbumsByAlbumTitle2 index:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Reads sample data from the database using an index with a storing
 * clause.
 *
 * The index must exist before running this sample. You can add the index
 * by running the `add_storing_index` sample or by running this DDL statement
 * against your database:
 *
 *     CREATE INDEX AlbumsByAlbumTitle2 ON Albums(AlbumTitle)
 *     STORING (MarketingBudget)
 *
 * Example:
 * ```
 * read_data_with_storing_index($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function read_data_with_storing_index(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $keySet = $spanner->keySet(['all' => true]);
    $results = $database->read(
        'Albums',
        $keySet,
        ['AlbumId', 'AlbumTitle', 'MarketingBudget'],
        ['index' => 'AlbumsByAlbumTitle2']
    );

    foreach ($results->rows() as $row) {
        printf('AlbumId: %s, AlbumTitle: %s, MarketingBudget: %d' . PHP_EOL,
            $row['AlbumId'], $row['AlbumTitle'], $row['MarketingBudget']);
    }
}

Run the sample file src/read_data_with_storing_index.php.

php src/read_data_with_storing_index.php test-instance example-db

You should see output similar to:

AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Forever Hold your Peace, MarketingBudget: 300000
AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Go, Go, Go, MarketingBudget: 0
AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Green, MarketingBudget: 0
AlbumId: 3, AlbumTitle: Terrified, MarketingBudget: 0
AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Total Junk, MarketingBudget: 300000

Retrieve data using read-only transactions

Suppose you want to execute more than one read at the same timestamp. Read-only transactions observe a consistent prefix of the transaction commit history, so your application always gets consistent data. Use a Snapshot object for executing read-only transactions. Use the Database::snapshot method to get a Snapshot object.

The following shows how to run a query and perform a read in the same read-only transaction:

use Google\Cloud\Spanner\SpannerClient;

/**
 * Reads data inside of a read-only transaction.
 *
 * Within the read-only transaction, or "snapshot", the application sees
 * consistent view of the database at a particular timestamp.
 * Example:
 * ```
 * read_only_transaction($instanceId, $databaseId);
 * ```
 *
 * @param string $instanceId The Spanner instance ID.
 * @param string $databaseId The Spanner database ID.
 */
function read_only_transaction(string $instanceId, string $databaseId): void
{
    $spanner = new SpannerClient();
    $instance = $spanner->instance($instanceId);
    $database = $instance->database($databaseId);

    $snapshot = $database->snapshot();
    $results = $snapshot->execute(
        'SELECT SingerId, AlbumId, AlbumTitle FROM Albums'
    );
    print('Results from the first read:' . PHP_EOL);
    foreach ($results as $row) {
        printf('SingerId: %s, AlbumId: %s, AlbumTitle: %s' . PHP_EOL,
            $row['SingerId'], $row['AlbumId'], $row['AlbumTitle']);
    }

    // Perform another read using the `read` method. Even if the data
    // is updated in-between the reads, the snapshot ensures that both
    // return the same data.
    $keySet = $spanner->keySet(['all' => true]);
    $results = $database->read(
        'Albums',
        $keySet,
        ['SingerId', 'AlbumId', 'AlbumTitle']
    );

    print('Results from the second read:' . PHP_EOL);
    foreach ($results->rows() as $row) {
        printf('SingerId: %s, AlbumId: %s, AlbumTitle: %s' . PHP_EOL,
            $row['SingerId'], $row['AlbumId'], $row['AlbumTitle']);
    }
}

Run the sample file src/read_only_transaction.php.

php src/read_only_transaction.php test-instance example-db

You should see output similar to:

Results from first read:
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Forever Hold Your Peace
SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Go, Go, Go
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Green
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 3, AlbumTitle: Terrified
SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Total Junk
Results from second read:
SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Total Junk
SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Go, Go, Go
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 1, AlbumTitle: Green
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Forever Hold Your Peace
SingerId: 2, AlbumId: 3, AlbumTitle: Terrified

Cleanup

To avoid incurring additional charges to your Cloud Billing account for the resources used in this tutorial, drop the database and delete the instance that you created.

Delete the database

If you delete an instance, all databases within it are automatically deleted. This step shows how to delete a database without deleting an instance (you would still incur charges for the instance).

On the command line

gcloud spanner databases delete example-db --instance=test-instance

Using the Google Cloud console

Go to the Spanner Instances page in the Google Cloud console.

Go to the Instances page
Click the instance.
Click the database that you want to delete.
In the Database details page, click Delete.
Confirm that you want to delete the database and click Delete.

Delete the instance

Deleting an instance automatically drops all databases created in that instance.

On the command line

gcloud spanner instances delete test-instance

Using the Google Cloud console

Go to the Spanner Instances page in the Google Cloud console.

Go to the Instances page
Click your instance.
Click Delete.
Confirm that you want to delete the instance and click Delete.

What's next

Learn how to access Spanner with a virtual machine instance.
Learn about authorization and authentication credentials in Authenticate to Cloud services using client libraries.
Learn more about Spanner Schema design best practices.