Query Helper Methods

Information From Executing a Query

$db->insertID()

The insert ID number when performing database inserts.

Note

If using the PDO driver with PostgreSQL, or using the Interbase driver, this function requires a $name parameter, which specifies the appropriate sequence to check for the insert id.

$db->affectedRows()

Displays the number of affected rows, when doing “write” type queries (insert, update, etc.).

Note

In MySQL “DELETE FROM TABLE” returns 0 affected rows. The database class has a small hack that allows it to return the correct number of affected rows. By default this hack is enabled but it can be turned off in the database driver file.

$db->getLastQuery()

Returns a Query object that represents the last query that was run (the query string, not the result).

Information About Your Database

$db->countAll()

Permits you to determine the number of rows in a particular table. Submit the table name in the first parameter. This is part of Query Builder. Example:

echo $db->table('my_table')->countAll();

// Produces an integer, like 25

$db->getPlatform()

Outputs the database platform you are running (MySQL, MS SQL, Postgres, etc…):

echo $db->getPlatform();

$db->getVersion()

Outputs the database version you are running:

echo $db->getVersion();

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