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An Elasticsearch implementation of Laravel’s Eloquent ORM

This package extends Laravel’s Eloquent model and query builder with seamless integration of Elasticsearch functionalities. Designed to feel native to Laravel, this package enables you to work with Eloquent models while leveraging the powerful search and analytics capabilities of Elasticsearch.

Looking to use the OpenSearch version of this package? Github

Installation - 3.x

Laravel 9

  • Elasticsearch 8.x
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composer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~3.9

Laravel 8

  • Elasticsearch 8.x
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composer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~3.8

Configuration

  1. Set up your .env with the following Elasticsearch settings:
    ES_AUTH_TYPE=http
    ES_HOSTS="http://localhost:9200"
    ES_USERNAME=
    ES_PASSWORD=
    ES_CLOUD_ID=
    ES_API_ID=
    ES_API_KEY=
    ES_SSL_CA=
    ES_INDEX_PREFIX=my_app
    # prefix will be added to all indexes created by the package with an underscore
    # ex: my_app_user_logs for UserLog.php model
    ES_SSL_CERT=
    ES_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD=
    ES_SSL_KEY=
    ES_SSL_KEY_PASSWORD=
    # Options
    ES_OPT_ID_SORTABLE=false
    ES_OPT_VERIFY_SSL=true
    ES_OPT_RETRIES=
    ES_OPT_META_HEADERS=true
    ES_ERROR_INDEX=
    For multiple nodes, pass in as comma-separated:
    ES_HOSTS="http://es01:9200,http://es02:9200,http://es03:9200"
    Example cloud config .env: (Click to expand)
    ES_AUTH_TYPE=cloud
    ES_HOSTS="https://xxxxx-xxxxxx.es.europe-west1.gcp.cloud.es.io:9243"
    ES_USERNAME=elastic
    ES_PASSWORD=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    ES_CLOUD_ID=XXXXX:ZXVyb3BlLXdl.........SQwYzM1YzU5ODI5MTE0NjQ3YmEyNDZlYWUzOGNkN2Q1Yg==
    ES_API_ID=
    ES_API_KEY=
    ES_SSL_CA=
    ES_INDEX_PREFIX=my_app
    ES_ERROR_INDEX=
  2. In config/database.php, add the elasticsearch connection:
    'elasticsearch' => [
    'driver' => 'elasticsearch',
    'auth_type' => env('ES_AUTH_TYPE', 'http'), //http or cloud
    'hosts' => explode(',', env('ES_HOSTS', 'http://localhost:9200')),
    'username' => env('ES_USERNAME', ''),
    'password' => env('ES_PASSWORD', ''),
    'cloud_id' => env('ES_CLOUD_ID', ''),
    'api_id' => env('ES_API_ID', ''),
    'api_key' => env('ES_API_KEY', ''),
    'ssl_cert' => env('ES_SSL_CA', ''),
    'ssl' => [
    'cert' => env('ES_SSL_CERT', ''),
    'cert_password' => env('ES_SSL_CERT_PASSWORD', ''),
    'key' => env('ES_SSL_KEY', ''),
    'key_password' => env('ES_SSL_KEY_PASSWORD', ''),
    ],
    'index_prefix' => env('ES_INDEX_PREFIX', false),
    'options' => [
    'bypass_map_validation' => env('ES_OPT_BYPASS_MAP_VALIDATION', false), // Skips validation when looking for fields that require a none text subfield.
    'insert_chunk_size' => env('ES_OPT_INSERT_CHUNK_SIZE', 1000), // Represents how large each bulk insert chunk should be
    'allow_id_sort' => env('ES_OPT_ID_SORTABLE', false),
    'ssl_verification' => env('ES_OPT_VERIFY_SSL', true),
    'retires' => env('ES_OPT_RETRIES', null),
    'meta_header' => env('ES_OPT_META_HEADERS', true),
    ],
    'error_log_index' => env('ES_ERROR_INDEX', false),
    ],
  3. If packages are not autoloaded, add the service provider:
    config/app.php
    'providers' => [
    ...
    ...
    PDPhilip\Elasticsearch\ElasticServiceProvider::class,
    ...

Now, you’re all set to use Elasticsearch with Laravel as if it were native to the framework.

Package versions

Elasticsearch 8.x

Laravel VersionCommandMaintenance
Laravel 10 & 11composer require pdphilip/elasticsearch✅ Active
Laravel 9composer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~3.9🛠️ LTS
Laravel 8composer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~3.8🛠️ LTS
Laravel 7.xcomposer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~2.7❌ EOL
Laravel 6.x (5.8)composer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~2.6❌ EOL

Elasticsearch 7.x

Laravel VersionCommandMaintenance
Laravel 9.xcomposer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~1.9❌ EOL
Laravel 8.xcomposer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~1.8❌ EOL
Laravel 7.xcomposer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~1.7❌ EOL
Laravel 6.x (5.8)composer require pdphilip/elasticsearch:~1.6❌ EOL