CakePHP 2.1.x - Run a query without any models in AppController

Question

I am trying to run a query in AppController on a table that has no Model associated with it. I don\'t want to use a Model cause this query would fire on every request and I gues

Answer 1

you should run this way

    App::uses('ConnectionManager', 'Model'); 
    $db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('default');
    if (!$db->isConnected()) {
       $this->Session->setFlash(__('Could not connect to database.'), 'default',            array('class' => 'error'));
    } else {
        $db->rawQuery($some_sql);
    }

Answer 2

rawQuery will not return data, use $db->query instead.

$db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('default');
$data = $db->query($some_sql);

Answer 3

The getDataSource() method is static in CakePHP 2.x, so you should be able to use:

$db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('default');
$db->rawQuery($some_sql);