how to use like operator in array laravel 5.2? - php

Question

I want to add Like operator in array but it gives me error:
Unknown column '0' in 'where clause (admin_id = 2 and 0 = name and Like = %zdgbdsh%) order by id asc limit 10 offset 0)
Here is my query:-
$conditions = array();
if(!empty($data['name'])) {
$conditions = array_merge($conditions,array('name','Like'=>'%'.$data['name'].'%'));
}
And here is my final query:-
$querys = DB::table('users')
->where($conditions)
->skip($iDisplayStart)->take($iDisplayLength)
->OrderBy($orderby,$dir)
->get();
Note: I don't want directly in query like
where('users.name','like','%'.$data['name'].'%');**
I want to do in conditions variable
I am using laravel framework 5.2

Answer 1

It should be:
$conditions=array_merge($conditions,array('name' => 'Like %'.$data['name'].'%'));
Update
I've just realised that will produce name = Like %data%
You can change it to:
$conditions=array_merge($conditions,array('name', '%'.$data['name'].'%'));
and in where use:
->where(join(' LIKE ', $conditions))

Answer 2

This is not the greatest way of applying multiple conditions, But you can always user the whereRaw
so loop through a array with your conditions eg.
$conditions = [];
if (!empty($data['name'])) {
$conditions = array_merge(
$conditions,
["name LIKE '%".$data['name']."%'"]
);
}
$query = DB::table('users');
// apply add raw conditions
foreach($conditions as $condition){ $query->whereRaw($condition); }
$query->skip($iDisplayStart)->take($iDisplayLength)
->OrderBy($orderby,$dir)
->get();
you could also find some packages that will help you out with things like this.
Hope it helps