How can I get the raw query string from Laravel's query builder BEFORE executing the query?

Question

I have a complex query created by a few conditions, and I would like to get the final SQL query from the builder object is about to execute. Can I do that?

Answer 1

For debugging this might come quite handy as it returns the SQL with the bindings, so you can instantly put it into the database console.

/**
 * Combines SQL and its bindings
 *
 * @param \Eloquent $query
 * @return string
 */
public static function getEloquentSqlWithBindings($query)
{
    return vsprintf(str_replace('?', '%s', $query->toSql()), collect($query->getBindings())->map(function ($binding) {
        return is_numeric($binding) ? $binding : "'{$binding}'";
    })->toArray());
}