How to run raw SQL Query with Zend Framework 2

Question

Is there a way to execute a SQL String as a query in Zend Framework 2?

I have a string like that:

$sql = \"SELECT * FROM testTable WHERE myColumn = 5         


        

Answer 1

If you are using tableGateway, you can run your raw SQL query using this statement,

$this->tableGateway->getAdapter()->driver->getConnection()->execute($sql);

where $sql pertains to your raw query. This can be useful for queries that do not have native ZF2 counterpart like TRUNCATE / INSERT SELECT statements.