laravel-5

Database: Getting Started 516
1 $affected = DB::update('update users set votes = 100 where name = ?', ['John']);
Running A Delete Statement
The delete method should be used to delete records from the database. Like update, the number of
rows deleted will be returned:
1 $deleted = DB::delete('delete from users');
Running A General Statement
Some database statements should not return any value. For these types of operations, you may use
the statement method on the DB facade:
1 DB::statement('drop table users');
Listening For Query Events
If you would like to receive each SQL query executed by your application, you may use the listen
method. This method is useful for logging queries or debugging. You may register your query listener
in a service provider:
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