Query for retrieving data records for a specific date range in Laravel 4

Question

I have a table having record_date and corresponding amount field.I was trying to retrieve total amount grouping by the months of the date .

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Answer 1

You need a raw query and you may try this (Not tested but should work):

$data = DB::table('table_name')
  ->select(DB::raw('MONTH(record_date) as m, YEAR(record_date) as y, SUM(amount) as t'))
  ->whereRaw('record_date > DATE_SUB(now(), INTERVAL 6 MONTH)')
  ->groupBy(DB::raw('YEAR(record_date), MONTH(created_at)'))
  ->get();