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

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

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