Sometimes, we want to get the query builder to output its raw SQL query as a string with PHP.
In this article, we’ll look at how to get the query builder to output its raw SQL query as a string with PHP.
How to get the query builder to output its raw SQL query as a string with PHP?
To get the query builder to output its raw SQL query as a string with PHP, we call the enableQueryLog and getQueryLog methods.
For instance, we write
\DB::enableQueryLog();
dd(\DB::getQueryLog());
to call \DB::enableQueryLog to enable logging.
Then we use \DB::getQueryLog() to return the result of the log.
Conclusion
To get the query builder to output its raw SQL query as a string with PHP, we call the enableQueryLog and getQueryLog methods.
