How do I use BETWEEN and AND in laravel - php

Question

HI I am trying to use the following and not sure how to get this fixed
SELECT * FROM search_users
WHERE
match(first_name,last_name,country,city,location,nationality,short_bio)
against (?)
AND
search_users.loc_lng BETWEEN '-0.24272918701172' AND '-0.24272918701172'
AND
search_users.loc_lat BETWEEN '51.47026338272' AND '51.47026338272'
I am trying to write a laravel query that does exactly the same as
select * from search_users
where
......
and search_users.loc_lng BETWEEN '-0.24272918701172' AND '-0.24272918701172'
AND search_users.loc_lat BETWEEN '51.47026338272' AND '51.47026338272'

Answer 1

If you just want to build the query / get pure data without any logic around it, you can simply use the Query Builder:
$results = DB::table('search_users')
->where('first_name', $firstname)
->where('last_name', $last_name)
->where('country', $country) //and so on
->whereBetween('loc_lng', array(-0.24272918701172, -0.24272918701172))
->whereBetween('loc_lat', array(51.47026338272, 51.47026338272))
->get();
And sure enough you can use the same syntax if you're working with a Model:
$users = User::where('key1', $value1)
->where('key2', $value2)
->whereBetween('loc_lng', array(-0.24272918701172, -0.24272918701172))
->whereBetween('loc_lat', array(51.47026338272, 51.47026338272))
->get();
A little additional explanation concerning your question about how to use AND in eloquent:
AND is used by default if you use 2 or more where()s. So
DB::table('search_users')->where('first_name', $firstname)
->where('last_name', $last_name)
equals
SELECT * FROM search_users WHERE first_name = ? AND last_name = ?
For OR you can use orWhere():
DB::table('search_users')->where('first_name', $firstname)
->orWhere('last_name', $othername)
which equals
SELECT * FROM search_users WHERE first_name = ? OR first_name = ?
And sometimes you may need something more complicated, for instance:
SELECT * FROM search_users
WHERE first_name = ?
AND (last_name = ? OR last_name = ?)
AND age > 27
In Eloquent, this would be:
DB::table('search_users')
->where('first_name', $firstname)
->where(function($query) {
$query->where('last_name', $lastName1);
$query->orWhere('last_name', $lastName2);
})
->where('age', '>', 27)