laravel 8 execute raw query code example

Example 1: raw query in laravel with parameters

$someVariable = Input::get("some_variable");
$results = DB::select( DB::raw("SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE some_col = :somevariable"), array(
   'somevariable' => $someVariable,
 ));

DB::statement( 'ALTER TABLE HS_Request AUTO_INCREMENT=:incrementStart', array('incrementStart' => 9999) );

Example 2: raw queries in laravel

DB::statement('UPDATE users SET role_id = 1 WHERE role_id IS NULL AND YEAR(created_at) > 2020');