Executing raw query in laravel 5.3 - php

Question

I am trying to execute some raw queries in laravel 5.3. the queries are simple but im getting errors.
table name: users
columns: id|name|email|phone|created_at|updated_at
my query:
SELECT created_at AS member_since, count(*) as row_count
FROM users
GROUP by MONTH(created_at);
This raw query works fine when I execute this on phpmyadmin. But when I execute this using laravel's database query builder i get error.
SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1055
'query.users.created_at' isn't in GROUP BY
SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1055
'query.users.created_at' isn't in GROUP BY (SQL: select created_at AS
member_since from `users` group by MONTH(created_at))
here is my controller:
$users = DB::table('users')
->select(DB::raw('created_at AS member_since', 'count(*) AS row_count'))
->groupBy(DB::raw('MONTH(created_at)'))
->get();
return response()->json($users);
Please correct me if Im wrong. Are there any better ways to execute raw queries?

Answer 1

First, you need to understand the error you're getting. This question is all about it https://stackoverflow.com/a/38551525/2474872
Now, with that in mind you have two choices
Disable only_full_group_bysetting.
Follow the indications provided
by the error message:
$users = DB::table('users')
->select(DB::raw('created_at AS member_since, count(*) AS row_count'))
->groupBy(DB::raw('MONTH(created_at)'), 'created_at')
->get();
groupBy(DB::raw('MONTH(created_at)'), 'created_at') can also be groupBy(DB::raw('MONTH(created_at), created_at')