Every now and then I need to run a quick database query which doesn't really belong to any of the Models. Or even when setting a quick demo site, I need a quick and dirty way. In CI3, I could just do
Is there something like that available in CI4?
I thought of setting a private variable as below and then use it in any of the methods. I am wondering if there is any better way?
PHP Code:
class Home extends Controller
{
private $db;
public function __construct()
{
$this->db = \Config\Database::connect();
}
public function index()
{
$query = $this->db->query('SELECT name, title, email FROM my_table');
//process query info
return view('welcome_message');
}
}