How to create a Eloquent model instance from a raw Object?

Question

I need to make a raw database query using Laravel:

$results = DB::select(\"SELECT * FROM members 
    INNER JOIN (several other tables) 
    WHERE (horribly          


        

Answer 1

You can simply init a new model:

$member = new App\Member;

Then you can assign the columns:

$member->column = '';

Or if all columns are mass assignable:

$member->fill((array)$results);

Or have I misunderstood something?

Answer 2

You can try to hydrate your results to Model objects:

$results = DB::select("SELECT * FROM members 
                       INNER JOIN (several other tables) 
                       WHERE (horribly complicated thing) 
                       LIMIT 1");

$models = Member::hydrate( $results->toArray() );

Or you can even let Laravel auto-hydrate them for you from the raw query:

$models = Member::hydrateRaw( "SELECT * FROM members...");

EDIT

From Laravel 5.4 hydrateRaw is no more available. We can use fromQuery instead:

$models = Member::fromQuery( "SELECT * FROM members..."); 

Answer 3

You should definetly use Eloquent to perform that.

You might declare the relations between the models, and use the where conditions.

like:

Member::where(......)->get();

This will return an eloquent instance, and you can do whatever you need.