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Query Builder CI4

5 min read Quiz at the end
Build safe SQL queries with CI4's Query Builder using select, join, where, limit, and batch insert.

Query Builder

$db = ConfigDatabase::connect();
$builder = $db->table("users");

// SELECT
$query = $builder->select("id, name, email")
                 ->where("active", 1)
                 ->where("age >=", 18)
                 ->orWhere("role", "admin")
                 ->like("name", "alice")
                 ->orderBy("name", "ASC")
                 ->limit(10, 0)
                 ->get();

$users = $query->getResultArray();   // array of arrays
$users = $query->getResultObject();  // array of objects

// JOIN
$builder->select("u.name, p.title")
        ->from("users u")
        ->join("posts p", "p.user_id = u.id")
        ->get()->getResult();

// INSERT
$builder->insert(["name" => "Alice", "email" => "a@b.com"]);

// UPDATE
$builder->where("id", 1)->update(["name" => "Bob"]);

// DELETE
$builder->where("id", 1)->delete();

// Count
$count = $builder->countAllResults();
Topic Quiz · 2 questions

Test your understanding before moving on

1. What does the CI4 Query Builder prevent?
💡 The Query Builder uses PDO parameterized queries preventing SQL injection.
2. How do you get results as an array of arrays?
💡 getResultArray() returns results as an array of associative arrays.