Class Database

Namespace: Laravel
Located at laravel/database.php

Methods summary
`public static Laravel\Database\Connection`	# `connection( string $connection = null )` Get a database connection. Get a database connection. If no database name is specified, the default connection will be returned. // Get the default database connection for the application $connection = DB::connection(); // Get a specific connection by passing the connection name $connection = DB::connection('mysql'); Parameters `$connection` `string` $connection Returns `Laravel\Database\Connection`
`protected static PDO`	# `connect( array $config )` Get a PDO database connection for a given database configuration. Get a PDO database connection for a given database configuration. Parameters `$config` `array` $config Returns `PDO`
`protected static Laravel\Database\Connectors\Connector`	# `connector( string $driver )` Create a new database connector instance. Create a new database connector instance. Parameters `$driver` `string` $driver Returns `Laravel\Database\Connectors\Connector`
`public static Laravel\Database\Query`	# `table( string $table, string $connection = null )` Begin a fluent query against a table. Begin a fluent query against a table. Parameters `$table` `string` $table `$connection` `string` $connection Returns `Laravel\Database\Query`
`public static Laravel\Database\Expression`	# `raw( string $value )` Create a new database expression instance. Create a new database expression instance. Database expressions are used to inject raw SQL into a fluent query. Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `Laravel\Database\Expression`
`public static string`	# `escape( string $value )` Escape a string for usage in a query. Escape a string for usage in a query. This uses the correct quoting mechanism for the default database connection. Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `string`
`public static array`	# `profile( )` Get the profiling data for all queries. Get the profiling data for all queries. Returns `array`
`public static string`	# `last_query( )` Get the last query that was executed. Get the last query that was executed. Returns false if no queries have been executed yet. Returns `string`
`public static`	# `extend( string $name, Closure $connector, Closure $query = null, Closure $schema = null )` Register a database connector and grammars. Register a database connector and grammars. Parameters `$name` `string` $name `$connector` `Closure` $connector `$query` `Closure` $query `$schema` `Closure` $schema
`public static`	# `__callStatic( mixed $method, mixed $parameters )` Magic Method for calling methods on the default database connection. Magic Method for calling methods on the default database connection. // Get the driver name for the default database connection $driver = DB::driver(); // Execute a fluent query on the default database connection $users = DB::table('users')->get();

Properties summary
`public static array`	`$connections`	`array()`	# The established database connections. The established database connections.
`public static array`	`$registrar`	`array()`	# The third-party driver registrar. The third-party driver registrar.